Overlooked No More: Joyce Brown, Whose Struggle Redefined the Rights of the Homeless

[ad_1] This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times. Joyce Brown’s New York minute lasted longer than most. A onetime secretary, Brown became homeless in 1986 and began camping on a heating grate on Second Avenue and 65th Street in … Read more

Marine Le Pen’s ‘Witch Hunt’ Talk Echoes Trump. Will It Work in France?

[ad_1] Since a Paris court barred her from standing for public office, Marine Le Pen has denounced a “witch hunt,” accused “the system” of deploying “a nuclear bomb” against her, evoked “judicial tyranny,” and suggested her followers are treated as “subhuman.” In short, the French far-right leader, having spent the past 15 years trying to … Read more

Celebrations as South Korean Court Removes Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

[ad_1] South Korea’s top court ended months of political turmoil when it unanimously decided to remove the impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, clearing the way for the country to elect a new leader. But the political crisis that Mr. Yoon triggered with his misjudged declaration of martial law in December — and his … Read more

A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeace’s Huge Loss

[ad_1] When the environmental group Greenpeace lost a nearly $670 million verdict this month over its role in oil pipeline protests, a quarter-billion dollars of the damages were awarded not for the actual demonstrations, but for defaming the pipeline’s owner. The costly verdict has raised alarm among activist organizations as well as some First Amendment … Read more