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 / 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 / Greg Grandin
The Student Week Ahead The Student Week Ahead
A new weekly series highlighting the best in student events coast to coast.
Feb 4, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation
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 / John Nichols
The Chutzpah Hall of Fame The Chutzpah Hall of Fame
Eric reflects on Martin Scorsese and Reed dissects the Groundhog Day mentality of Fox News's climate change "science," plus reader mail.
Feb 3, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Stand With the People of Egypt Stand With the People of Egypt
Help maintain the morale, material circumstances and staying power of the Egyptian people.
Feb 3, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
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
Ryan and Bachmann: A Response to the Responses Ryan and Bachmann: A Response to the Responses
A bore and a wacko! Together they caused Republican numbers to dwindle. And next year’s response? Some Republicans say, “So what was so bad about Jindal?”
Feb 3, 2011 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Tiger Mama Syndrome The Tiger Mama Syndrome
The real dilemma in Amy Chua's book is how to survive in a world in which the slightest nonconformity risks landing you out of a job, a home, a life.
Feb 3, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Conservative Class War, Continued The Conservative Class War, Continued
The assault on public employee unions is the next phase of a the forty-year campaign by the rich against the rest of us.
Feb 3, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman