Egypt’s Activists: Democracy Is a Practical Process Egypt’s Activists: Democracy Is a Practical Process
Social media may not play as pivotal a role in Egypt's electoral process as it did in the initial phases of the revolution; rather, grassroots, in-person campaigning will sustain t...
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
Egypt’s Activists: Where Will the Money Come From? Egypt’s Activists: Where Will the Money Come From?
The same free-market policies that drained Egypt's finances and widened the gap between rich and poor over the past several years are now being proposed to reinvigorate the economy...
Jul 18, 2011 / The Nation
What Did the Murdochs Know, and When Did They Know It? What Did the Murdochs Know, and When Did They Know It?
If British MPs wonder what Murdoch’s broadcasting would be like without the fetter of parliamentary supervision—and the competitive standards of the BBC for comparison&...
Jul 18, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
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
Islam-Baiting Doesn’t Work Islam-Baiting Doesn’t Work
Far from winning votes, “Muslim-bashing” alienates large swaths of the electorate—even as it hardens an already hard core on the right.
Jul 18, 2011 / Stephan Salisbury
The ‘Malaise’ Speech That Wasn’t The ‘Malaise’ Speech That Wasn’t
Republicans and journalists are invoking the memory of Jimmy Carter’s “malaise” speech because of its anniversary. But they misremember everything about it.
Jul 18, 2011 / Ben Adler
At Harvard Business School, Nitin Nohria Pushes Reforms on a Bankrupt Culture At Harvard Business School, Nitin Nohria Pushes Reforms on a Bankrupt Culture
Does the new dean have the courage to admit that HBS’s core methods produce hard hearts, superficial thinking, and arrogance?
Jul 18, 2011 / Mary van Valkenburg
Will Obama Fight for Post-Warren Consumer Bureau? Will Obama Fight for Post-Warren Consumer Bureau?
Obama was unwilling to fight for Elizabeth Warren. Will he now fight for the survival of the consumer bureau she convinced him to create?
Jul 18, 2011 / Ari Berman
Gary Shteyngart Interview—The Future, With Fox Prime Ultra and the Bipartisan Party: A Super Sad True Love Story Gary Shteyngart Interview—The Future, With Fox Prime Ultra and the Bipartisan Party: A Super Sad True Love Story
A novelist imagines politics in “the near future.”
Jul 18, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener