Srilanka, Oct. 19 -- There is a restlessness crossing continents, a pulse that first stirred by the Indian Ocean and now reverberates across mountains, deserts, and megacities. From the crowded avenues of Dhaka to the plazas of Lima, from Nairobi's restless youth to the students of Kathmandu and the farmers of Indonesia, a new season of revolt has arrived.
Some call it the Gen Z Revolution, but that phrase only tells half the story. What we are witnessing is something broader: a reawakening of the human desire to participate, directly, unmediated, in the making of politics.
The Movement that first found resonance in Sri Lanka's Aragalaya has now become transcontinental. What began as an uprising against corruption and economic collapse in...