Big Oil Moving Back Into Libya Big Oil Moving Back Into Libya
Right on schedule, the multinationals follow the rebels into Tripoli.
Aug 22, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Fall of Qaddafi The Fall of Qaddafi
Not exactly an earthshaking event, and no great victory for NATO.
Aug 22, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
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
Iran in Gray, Not Black and White Iran in Gray, Not Black and White
It's time to end the vitriol over Iran. But in a presidential year, that’s not likely.
Aug 18, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Apartheid on Steroids Apartheid on Steroids
As a Jew who has been an ardent supporter of Israel since its independence, it pains me to record what I saw on a recent trip to the West Bank. But if the occupation continues as s...
Aug 12, 2011 / Stephen Robert
From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan’s Nuclear Legacy From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan’s Nuclear Legacy
Survivors of the first nuclear tragedies are now campaigning not only against nuclear weapons, but now also against the dangers of nuclear power.
Aug 9, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!
What Lies Ahead in Syria? What Lies Ahead in Syria?
As the Assad regime cracks down on protesters, it is waging a propaganda war on Syrians and stoking fears of a civil war.
Aug 9, 2011