Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets over the weekend in mass protests against corruption, austerity measures, government deadlock and the basic inability of people to find work and make ends meet. They were not alone. In Hong Kong, hundreds of thousands of protesters defied a ban on …
Chile. France. Lebanon. The Netherlands. Hong Kong. Catalonia. Algeria. What do they all have in common? Mass protests. As we enter the last quarter of this year, it seems like there's been a wave of protests across the globe, with millions of people calling for change. What's sparking these demonstrations? Are the politics of these movements similar? Is it discontent with the status quo or is there something else at play? See what the experts are saying.