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Egypt’s Activists: Now I Tweet in Arabic Egypt’s Activists: Now I Tweet in Arabic

The revolution has fostered a national sense of accomplishment and a newfound pride in being Egyptian.

Jul 18, 2011 / The Nation

Egypt’s Activists: I Wouldn’t Vote for the Islamists Egypt’s Activists: I Wouldn’t Vote for the Islamists

The Western media's focus on the importance of Islamist parties in the country's political landscape is dangerously misplaced.

Jul 18, 2011 / The Nation

The Rebirth of Russian Civil Society The Rebirth of Russian Civil Society

A new generation of web-savvy civic activists are steadily builiding a participatory, nonideological and conspicuously patriotic movement against official corruption.

Jul 18, 2011 / Vadim Nikitin

This Week: A Jobs Crisis, Not a Deficit Crisis. PLUS: Four Major Investigations This Week: A Jobs Crisis, Not a Deficit Crisis. PLUS: Four Major Investigations

This week, gridlock over the debt-crisis is deflecting attention from the real issue—14 million people unemployed. The Murdoch scandle gets worse; contributor D.D. Guttenplan...

Jul 15, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

CIA’s New Base in Somalia: The Worst-Kept Secret in Mogadishu CIA’s New Base in Somalia: The Worst-Kept Secret in Mogadishu

Something is terribly wrong when one can see a walled CIA compound in plain site from the tarmac of an international airport.

Jul 15, 2011 / Press Room

CIA’s New Base in Somalia: The Worst-Kept Secret in Mogadishu CIA’s New Base in Somalia: The Worst-Kept Secret in Mogadishu

Something is terribly wrong when one can see a walled CIA compound in plain site from the tarmac of an international airport. 

Jul 15, 2011 / Russia Today

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Jeremy Scahill on Reporting From Somalia

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Jeremy Scahill on Reporting From Somalia Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Jeremy Scahill on Reporting From Somalia

During his time in Somalia, Scahill discovered that the CIA is becoming increasingly involved in "counterterrorism" operations in the country.

Jul 15, 2011 / The Nation

Dr. Paul Farmer Addresses the Clinton Foundation’s Shoddy, Toxic Haiti Shelters Dr. Paul Farmer Addresses the Clinton Foundation’s Shoddy, Toxic Haiti Shelters

Why is it that shelters known to be toxic are acceptable for Haitians but not Americans?

Jul 14, 2011 / Press Room

Dr. Paul Farmer Addresses the Clinton Foundation’s Shoddy, Toxic Haiti Shelters Dr. Paul Farmer Addresses the Clinton Foundation’s Shoddy, Toxic Haiti Shelters

Why is it that shelters known to be toxic are acceptable for Haitians but not Americans?

Jul 14, 2011 / Democracy Now!

Jeremy Scahill: How Somalia Became a Major Focus of Obama’s War on ‘Terror’ Jeremy Scahill: How Somalia Became a Major Focus of Obama’s War on ‘Terror’

What will be the consequences of Washington’s intensifying counterterrorism focus on Somalia?

Jul 13, 2011 / Press Room

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