Clampdown in Bahrain Clampdown in Bahrain
When protesters called for a republic, the US position changed, allowing a Saudi invasion.
Aug 24, 2011 / Feature / Scheherezade Faramarzi
Washington’s Weak Response to the Arab Awakening Washington’s Weak Response to the Arab Awakening
The United States has alienated both allied regimes and their opposition movements.
Aug 24, 2011 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Jeremy Scahill: Libya Could Be Unstable for a Long Time Jeremy Scahill: Libya Could Be Unstable for a Long Time
Following the liberation of Libya from the reign of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, how does the future look for the country, and how does the fall of Qaddafi reflect on President Obama&r...
Aug 24, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Jeremy Scahill: Libya Could Be Unstable For a Long Time Jeremy Scahill: Libya Could Be Unstable For a Long Time
Following the liberation of Libya from the reign of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, how does the future look for the country, and how does the fall of Qaddafi reflect on President Obama's...
Republican Presidential Candidates Refuse to Credit Obama on Libya Republican Presidential Candidates Refuse to Credit Obama on Libya
Some Republican presidential candidates are pretending Qaddafi's ouster isn't happening. Others are pretending Obama had nothing to do with it. And then there's Mitt Romney.
Aug 24, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler
Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Stephen Glain on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Stephen Glain on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Within Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, tension between the group's younger and older generations is growing.
Aug 23, 2011 / Audio / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Graham Usher on Tunisia’s Other Revolution Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Graham Usher on Tunisia’s Other Revolution
With promised reforms still not materializing, protests from Islamists, Leftists and others are demanding a redistribution of wealth in the economically stratified country.
Aug 20, 2011 / The Nation
Egypt’s Activists: Democracy Is a Practical Process Egypt’s Activists: Democracy Is a Practical Process
Social media may not play as pivotal a role in Egypt's electoral process as it did in the initial phases of the revolution; rather, grassroots, in-person campaigning will sustain t...
Aug 20, 2011 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Nada Alwadi on Bahrain’s Government Crackdown Nation Conversations: Nada Alwadi on Bahrain’s Government Crackdown
During her time reporting on the protest movement, Alwadi was detained by authorities in Bahrain and forced to sign a statement saying that she wouldn't write about or engage in po...
Aug 20, 2011 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Stephen Glain on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Stephen Glain on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Within Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, tension between the group's younger and older generations is growing.
Aug 20, 2011 / The Nation