Kristof’s Wrong: Anti-Americanism Will Gain in Revolts Kristof’s Wrong: Anti-Americanism Will Gain in Revolts
Decades of anti-US feelings, along with growing Islamism, will drastically change the region's tenor.
Feb 21, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The End of Qaddafi? The End of Qaddafi?
Hundreds are dead as rebels seize several Libyan cities and besiege capital.
Feb 21, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Rocking the Casbah: Morocco’s Day of Dignity Rocking the Casbah: Morocco’s Day of Dignity
A new generation of Moroccans wants dignity—and that is only possible in a true democracy.
Feb 20, 2011 / The Notion / Laila Lalami
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