Russ Feingold on Egypt in Particular, Foreign Policy in General: US Can’t Back ‘Stable’ Dictators Who Sacrifice Human Rights Russ Feingold on Egypt in Particular, Foreign Policy in General: US Can’t Back ‘Stable’ Dictators Who Sacrifice Human Rights
With 18 years experience on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Russ Feingold “gets” the Middle East. He says the US must stop neglecting human rights in the name o...
Feb 4, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Battle of Cairo: Monday, Day 14 Battle of Cairo: Monday, Day 14
Exile for Mubarak in Germany for “health reasons”?
Feb 4, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
No Prayers for David Kato No Prayers for David Kato
The Family, the secretive organization of evangelicals tied to extremist anti-gay legislation in Uganda, is refusing to pressure Ugandan lawmakers to drop the bill.
Feb 4, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
Obama Organizing Adviser Reflects on Arab Pro-Democracy Movement Obama Organizing Adviser Reflects on Arab Pro-Democracy Movement
A leading authority on social movements is encouraged by recent pro-democracy protests in Tunisia and Egypt.
Feb 4, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
The Safest Place in Egypt is Tahrir Square The Safest Place in Egypt is Tahrir Square
Democracy Now!'s Sharif Kouddous reports on the Egyptian "Day of Departure'" organized today to push President Hosni Mubarak closer to resignation.
Feb 4, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!
Democracy There, Democracy Here: Haiti Democracy There, Democracy Here: Haiti
As democracy proceeds in Egypt, the US works to contain it in Haiti.
Feb 4, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin
Why Egypt’s ‘Systematic’ Attack on Press Freedom Should Convince Obama He Can’t Work With the Regime Why Egypt’s ‘Systematic’ Attack on Press Freedom Should Convince Obama He Can’t Work With the Regime
The United States has for more than two centuries held that freedom of the press is an essential freedom. Now that the Egyptian regime has launched a systematic attack on journalis...
Feb 4, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Follow the Latest Tweets From the Egyptian Revolution Follow the Latest Tweets From the Egyptian Revolution
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Feb 3, 2011 / The Nation
How to Build a Progressive Tea Party How to Build a Progressive Tea Party
British liberals' protests have been ignored for years. So why did a campaign against the country's biggest tax dodgers suddenly gain traction?
Feb 3, 2011 / Feature / Johann Hari
Cairo Protests Reveal the ‘True Face of Mubarak’ Cairo Protests Reveal the ‘True Face of Mubarak’
From Cairo, Democracy Now!'s Sharif Kouddous reports on the increasing violence surrounding the protests against President Hosni Mubarak.
Feb 3, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room