There are so many protests going on around the world right now.

It's kind of hard to keep track of them.

They can even sound completely different.

And Hong Kong, they've got vigils.

In Lebanon, they've got raves.

And in Chile, they've got a pop song.

In 200 meters, go to the right and tell your mother that they're in the back.

This is Caserolazo by a French Chilean musician named Anateeja.

Caserolazo has become an anthem for the ongoing protests in Chile.

Some of these protests have been peaceful, others violent.

In Chile, they've prevented transit fair hikes from being imposed.

In Lebanon, they've toppled the government.

Today, we're going to try and figure out why it seems like people in every corner of the world

are taking to the streets right now.

I asked Max Fisher to help.

He's been covering the protests for the New York Times.

And we started with where the protests are happening.

Oh, man, it's honestly really hard to keep track.

I mean, the big ones right now are Chile, Lebanon, and Iraq.

But there's also been really big recent protests in Bolivia, and Ecuador, in Spain, Russia,

before that, in the Czech Republic, in Algeria, in Sudan, in Kazakhstan.

It's almost easier to list the countries that haven't had these huge historic record-breaking

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