From Riot to Insurrection: The G8 Summit of 2001 & The Battle of Genoa

In 1992, following the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, the ruling class declared the end of history and the triumph of capitalism. Less than two years later, the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas galvanized a worldwide movement against capitalist globalization. All around the world, history began to crack and move again, like a frozen river thawing in the spring.

This momentum culminated in July 2001 with the protests against the G8 summit, in what became known as ...