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Sharif Kouddous on Egypt’s Media Crackdown Sharif Kouddous on Egypt’s Media Crackdown

Democracy Now!'s Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports on the media crackdown that journalists have faced in Egypt.

Feb 7, 2011 / Press Room

Sharif Kouddous on Egypt’s Media Crackdown Sharif Kouddous on Egypt’s Media Crackdown

Democracy Now!'s Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports on the media crackdown that journalists have faced in Egypt.

Feb 7, 2011 / Democracy Now!

Banking for the People Banking for the People

The State Bank movement is gaining support among those disillusioned by the failings of Giant Banks.

Feb 7, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Pox Americana in the Middle East Pox Americana in the Middle East

With cries for “democracy” and “freedom” sweeping Egypt, Tunisia and elsewhere, the Bush-era’s now-infamous “democracy agenda” is nowhere ...

Feb 7, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt

Democracy There, Democracy Here: Honduras Democracy There, Democracy Here: Honduras

Washington-approved violence in Honduras continues.

Feb 7, 2011 / Greg Grandin

Reagan’s Lesson for Obama: Invade Grenada Reagan’s Lesson for Obama: Invade Grenada

A modest proposal for ending the war in Afghanistan.

Feb 7, 2011 / Jon Wiener

Fox Be Damned: Why a Packers Victory Is the People’s Victory Fox Be Damned: Why a Packers Victory Is the People’s Victory

Amidst the bombast, the Packers won the Super Bowl. But the broadcast did what it could to hide the truth of the team's radical ownership structure.

Feb 7, 2011 / Dave Zirin

‘Avoiding the Handcuffs’: George Bush Cancels Swiss Trip, After Human Rights Groups Seek Arrest on Torture Charges ‘Avoiding the Handcuffs’: George Bush Cancels Swiss Trip, After Human Rights Groups Seek Arrest on Torture Charges

Center for Constitutional Rights says: "The message from civil society is clear: If you're a torturer, be careful in your travel plans."

Feb 6, 2011 / John Nichols

Comic Relief: Sarah Palin on Egypt Comic Relief: Sarah Palin on Egypt

Sarah Palin, in her first comments on Egypt, managed to make no sense at all.

Feb 6, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Which Transformative American Leader, Born a Century Ago, Got Civil Rights Right? Ronald Reagan? No, Hubert Humphrey Which Transformative American Leader, Born a Century Ago, Got Civil Rights Right? Ronald Reagan? No, Hubert Humphrey

Both Ronald Reagan and Hubert Humphrey were born in 1911. Reagan said: "If an individual wants to discriminate against Negroes... it is his right to do so.” Humphrey emb...

Feb 6, 2011 / John Nichols

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