Will the Arab Revolt Challenge Big Oil ? Will the Arab Revolt Challenge Big Oil ?
So far it's about freedom, but the region's vast wealth—its oil and state-owned enterprises—is at stake.
Feb 22, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
On Listening to Our Troops On Listening to Our Troops
“Support our troops” is an unconditional American mantra. We’re told to celebrate them as warrior-liberators, as heroes, as the finest fighters the world has eve...
Feb 22, 2011 / William J. Astore
US, UK Meddling in Cairo US, UK Meddling in Cairo
London is peddling weapons to Egypt's military. Already.
Feb 21, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Kuwait Fuse Set for March 8? Kuwait Fuse Set for March 8?
"The power of tweeting Kuwaitis should not be undestimated.'
Feb 21, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
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
Can Egypt’s Internet Movement Be Exported? Can Egypt’s Internet Movement Be Exported?
In his new book, Evgeny Morozov calls on the US government to reassess its technology sector, which is now yoked to the geopolitics of several pro-democracy uprisings.
Feb 18, 2011 / Ari Melber
What We Still Haven’t Learned About Rape What We Still Haven’t Learned About Rape
As a society we’ve yet to disarm rapists—or rape.
Feb 17, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
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