Killing the Internet Not Just a Problem in Egypt Killing the Internet Not Just a Problem in Egypt
As we speak, Egypt is struggling with near-total Internet and communications shut-off, and not just Egyptians are grappling with the implications. Can the flow of social media info...
Feb 1, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse
It's amazing what inequality can drive people to, eventually. Just look at Egypt.
Jan 31, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Setting the Story Straight on Snow ‘Slowdown’ Setting the Story Straight on Snow ‘Slowdown’
It's worth noting, while New Yorkers dig ourselves out from another snowstorm, that the story that went rocketing around the media after the first major snowstorm of the year, of a...
Jan 27, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Protests in Cairo Forgotten by Obama Protests in Cairo Forgotten by Obama
In the State of the Union speech, Barack Obama did get applause for saying that the US stands with the people of Tunisia. Now, he didn't mention the two decades of support the US h...
Jan 26, 2011 / Laura Flanders
No Solutions at State of the Union No Solutions at State of the Union
Obama will deliver his take on the State of the Union tonight, and while Congress has bickered about bipartisan seating, it doesn't matter where anyone sits because the profiteers ...
Jan 25, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Palestine Papers, Peace and Concessions Palestine Papers, Peace and Concessions
The revelation of thousands of pages of confidential Palestinian diplomatic records has shocked the world—all of it except the US, that is.
Jan 24, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Obama’s Deregulation Dance With Wall Street Obama’s Deregulation Dance With Wall Street
A new Republican Congress eager to please corporations is expected. We weren't expecting such an open display of eagerness from Obama.
Jan 19, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Cutting Taxes Is Breaking the Economy Cutting Taxes Is Breaking the Economy
Last week the World Bank warned of "serious tensions and pitfalls" ahead in the global economy, and less than 3 percent growth for the US. That came on the heels of the n...
Jan 18, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Widening Concern for Public Workers Widening Concern for Public Workers
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died in Memphis where he was showing support for the right of public employees to organize and strike. We remember this, during a time when public...
Jan 13, 2011 / Laura Flanders
The Violence of the Broken Economy The Violence of the Broken Economy
A lot of people have talked this week about violent political rhetoric bringing the US to a fever pitch, but there's something else keeping people on edge: that's economic catastro...
Jan 12, 2011 / Laura Flanders