Europe

In May 1968, there were demonstrations in Paris, first among students, but as the month wore on, workers went on strike; gas was no longer delivered to gas stations, few people could drive and the whole country came to a standstill.

In 1895, when Oscar Wilde was arrested for "Gross Indecency," it was not only his sexuality, but also his art, that stood accused. During his trials, the opposing counsel cited the evidence of some of Wilde's aphorisms, his poems, a letter to Lord Alfred Douglas -- "those red rose-leaf lips of yours ... have been made ... for madness of kisses" -- and The Picture of Dorian Gray.

When democracy is not determined by economic power, it is possible to imagine alternatives to “growth” and “austerity.”

With the change of President in France, there are likely to be few radical changes in French government policy, neither in foreign policy or domestic programs.

A look at the ideas and social base of the French presidential candidates.

The European Union is confronting a Hungarian government that some say is bringing the country dangerously close to the fascism Europe has been striving to bury in the history books.