A Time for Resistance A Time for Resistance
Protests in Cairo and Wisconsin—and Stéphane Hessel's French bestseller Indignez-vous!—should serve as reminder of the power of outraged, united citizens to enac...
Feb 17, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Arab Uprisings: What the February 20 Protests Tell Us About Morocco Arab Uprisings: What the February 20 Protests Tell Us About Morocco
Morocco, long considered one of the most stable Arab countries, is not immune to the unrest sweeping the region.
Feb 17, 2011 / The Notion / Laila Lalami
Obama and Egypt’s Revolution Obama and Egypt’s Revolution
It was the strength of the Egyptian people who brought down Mubarak and Obama made it clear that it was Egypt, not the US, which would decide Egypt's future.
Feb 14, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Saudi Arabia’s Fear of Egypt Saudi Arabia’s Fear of Egypt
The Saudis are nervous. And they should be. They're a wealthy gated community next to a teeming slum. And the slum dwellers are angry.
Feb 13, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Credit Obama, Not the Bush Administration, for Seeds of the Egyptian Revolution Credit Obama, Not the Bush Administration, for Seeds of the Egyptian Revolution
The Egypt pro-democracy movement has much more in common with the grassroots, bottom-up Obama campaign than the Bush admininistration's barrel of a gun “freedom agenda.&rdquo...
Feb 11, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Obama’s Mixed Messages on Egypt Reveal Internal Division Obama’s Mixed Messages on Egypt Reveal Internal Division
Obama's mixed messages on Egypt show that the administration can't decide whether to advocate for incremental change or to stand behind the protestors.
Building a Perfect Machine of Perpetual War: The Mexico-to-Colombia Security Corridor Advances Building a Perfect Machine of Perpetual War: The Mexico-to-Colombia Security Corridor Advances
Washington is integrating Mexico, Central America and Colombia into a neoliberal-neocon corridor, creating a perfect circle of conflict, violence and repression.
Feb 11, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin
The Secret History of the Muslim Brotherhood The Secret History of the Muslim Brotherhood
What, exactly, is the Brotherhood? How strong is it inside Egypt?
Feb 11, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Battle of Cairo, Day 16: Workers Join the Revolution Battle of Cairo, Day 16: Workers Join the Revolution
What could become a general strike by Egypt's workers has begun. Parliament building, broadcasting center targeted.
Feb 9, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Hey Obama, Read WikiLeaks Hey Obama, Read WikiLeaks
After a good start, the Obama administration’s response to the democratic revolution in Egypt has begun to exude the odor of betrayal.
Feb 9, 2011 / Robert Scheer