Popular Politics, Unbound

Notes, observations, and analysis on protest, power, and political change across the globe, with a particular focus on the Global South, the Middle East, and Iran.

By Ali Kadivar

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Rethinking Political Change in Iran from Protest to War

Has activism, protest, and civic organizing made any difference in Iran?

Jun 4 • Ali Kadivar

Iran’s Third Front

Why the Iranian Regime Owns the Streets

Apr 27 • Ali Kadivar

Bombs and Blindspots: War, Misreading, and State Survival in Iran

Yesterday I returned to Democracy Now for a conversation with Amy Goodman, one of the most seasoned journalists in American independent media.

Mar 31 • Ali Kadivar

The Fantasy of Liberation by War

Mar 4 • Ali Kadivar

After the Massacre: Rethinking Strategy in Iran’s Uprising

Jan 25 • Ali Kadivar

Two Weeks into Iran’s Protest Wave: A New Phase

Jan 10 • Ali Kadivar

Why and How Anti-Regime Protests Keep Returning in Iran

Jan 1 • Ali Kadivar

Removal Without Rotation: Supreme Authority, Foreign Intervention, and Political Reproduction in Modern Iran

Mar 2 • Ali Kadivar