The End of Qaddafi? The End of Qaddafi?
Hundreds are dead as rebels seize several Libyan cities and besiege capital.
Feb 21, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama and Egypt’s Revolution Obama and Egypt’s Revolution
It was the strength of the Egyptian people who brought down Mubarak and Obama made it clear that it was Egypt, not the US, which would decide Egypt's future.
Feb 14, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Saudi Arabia’s Fear of Egypt Saudi Arabia’s Fear of Egypt
The Saudis are nervous. And they should be. They're a wealthy gated community next to a teeming slum. And the slum dwellers are angry.
Feb 13, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
For the First Time Ever, They Had a Revolution… For the First Time Ever, They Had a Revolution…
Let's keep Washington Bullets in mind thinking about Egypt.
Feb 12, 2011 / Greg Grandin
Revolution 2.0: The People of Egypt Win a ‘Media War’ Revolution 2.0: The People of Egypt Win a ‘Media War’
Like Google Executive and activist Wael Ghonim said, if you want to liberate a sociey, just give them the Internet. The Internet helps you fight the media war.
Feb 11, 2011 / John Nichols
Credit Obama, Not the Bush Administration, for Seeds of the Egyptian Revolution Credit Obama, Not the Bush Administration, for Seeds of the Egyptian Revolution
The Egypt pro-democracy movement has much more in common with the grassroots, bottom-up Obama campaign than the Bush admininistration's barrel of a gun “freedom agenda.&rdquo...
Feb 11, 2011 / Ari Berman
‘Revolution in Every Street of Egypt’ ‘Revolution in Every Street of Egypt’
Mubarak’s intimidation tactics and determination to hang on to power only invigorated the protesters—leading to his resignation today.
Feb 11, 2011 / Laila Al-Arian
Slide Show: 7 Strongmen Behind the Unrest in the Middle East Slide Show: 7 Strongmen Behind the Unrest in the Middle East
On December 17, 2010, a Tunisian street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in front of an administrative building to protest the treatment he had received at the han…
Feb 9, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Hey Obama, Read WikiLeaks Hey Obama, Read WikiLeaks
After a good start, the Obama administration’s response to the democratic revolution in Egypt has begun to exude the odor of betrayal.
Feb 9, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Corruption and Inequality Begin at Home Corruption and Inequality Begin at Home
The US media seem to have found a new language for the economy. There's been talk of “solidarity” and even “class war,” and a focus on corruption and inequa...
Feb 8, 2011 / Laura Flanders