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Social Movements

Site of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' First Congress

The secret meeting held in this building would forever change the world.

7 Places to Eat, Drink, and Overthrow the Establishment

Raise a glass at these former favored haunts of some of history’s biggest movers and shakers.

Diana Hubbell March 7, 2022

Newchurch-in-Pendle, England

The Last Clarion House

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

San Bernardino, California

Mitla Cafe

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

On Restaurant Day in Helsinki, Anyone Can Open an Eatery, Anywhere

By making everything from ceviche to ice cream, city residents show off their cooking chops.

Karen Burshtein September 6, 2019

Alexandria, Egypt

Tamr Hena Museum

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

Permanently Closed

Sape & Co

A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.

How the Women-Led 'Bread Boycotts' Changed 20th Century Food Pricing

Andy Wright February 15, 2016