Terror and Tear Gas on the Streets of Bahrain Terror and Tear Gas on the Streets of Bahrain
The US media continue to turn their backs as Bahraini activists stage a revolution.
Sep 18, 2012 / Jen Marlowe
Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West
The proverbial bogeymen of our world—Osama, Saddam, Gaddafi, Ahmadinejad—are clearly meant to act like so many mini-black holes absorbing all our fears. But they won’t save t...
Sep 26, 2011 / Pepe Escobar
As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears
Israel’s expansion project in the West Bank and Jerusalem is ensuring that the “nation” that the UN might grant membership will be each day a little smaller, a li...
Sep 22, 2011 / Sandy Tolan
A Lifetime of Resistance in Syria A Lifetime of Resistance in Syria
Haitham al-Maleh has spent decades fighting Syria's oppressive regimes. Today, he believes victory could be at hand.
Sep 1, 2011 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Arun Kundnani on Surveillance of Muslim-Americans Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Arun Kundnani on Surveillance of Muslim-Americans
The American government is currently employing counterterrorism strategies against Muslim communities here in the United States that were first developed by the military for use ab...
Sep 1, 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 25, 2011 / The Nation
The Arab Awakening The Arab Awakening
Throughout the Arab world, we are witnessing nothing less than the awakening of several phenomena that are critical for stable statehood.
Aug 24, 2011 / Feature / Rami G. Khouri
Syria’s Assad on the Ropes? Syria’s Assad on the Ropes?
If the Syrian dictator falls, there could be a bloody sectarian settling of accounts.
Aug 24, 2011 / Feature / Patrick Seale
Democracy 101 for Egypt Democracy 101 for Egypt
Can Egyptians turn the fervor of Tahrir into lasting political engagement?
Aug 24, 2011 / Feature / Alia Malek
Fault Lines in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Fault Lines in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Seemingly within reach of unprecedented power in a post-Mubarak Egypt, the group faces the prospect of implosion.
Aug 24, 2011 / Feature / Stephen Glain