#political-dissent

#political-dissent

Pei Lulu is the pride of her divorced parents. Her life in Boston is supported by her mother's salary from a job at Tsinghua University and her father's business of sculpting Buddhas and dragons for overseas clients. That Lulu has managed to study abroad-at Harvard, no less-is already an achievement. But she's also particularly dedicated, even among her extraordinary peers. When her wealthy friend Rachel vacations in Newport or goes skiing in Vermont, Lulu is content to stay on campus, reading books in the library.

There was a moment in 1997, right after the Delhi-based writer became the first Indian citizen to win the Booker Prize, for her best-selling debut, The God of Small Things, when the president and the prime minister claimed the whole country was proud of her. She was 36 and suddenly rich; she could have coasted on the money and praise. Instead, she changed direction. Furiously and at length, she started writing essays for Indian magazines about everything her country's elites were doing wrong.

During the rally, demonstrators delivered 10 boxes filled with Save Colbert petitions to the company, and more than 250,000 people have signed. Among supporters are lawmakers, comedians, and producers.

A proscription would make it a crime to be a member of Palestine Action, carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.

Elon Musk's actions have included displaying a Nazi salute, promoting misinformation, and undermining humanitarian efforts, contributing to a dangerous political climate in the U.S.

Tillis faced pressure to support the 'Big Beautiful Bill' but chose to speak against Medicaid cuts, knowing it would harm North Carolina's funding, hospitals, and communities.

Ms. Foxcroft dramatically quit this month in protest at the plans, saying she could not back cuts that will harm disabled people.

President Aleksandar Vucic announced further arrests following a protest in Belgrade against government legitimacy, marking escalating tensions and a significant challenge to his power.

Last week, I was forced to admit that just because Mary Lou McDonald champions a cause, it is not automatically wrong.

"I was neither sympathetic, nor complicit, nor neutral, nor lenient towards violence, terrorism," Larayedh told the judge on Friday, rejecting what he and his Ennahdha party have called a politically motivated prosecution.

"In a landscape altered by an administration encouraging fear, the call for courage has never been more urgent, as the repercussions for dissent grow ever larger."