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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Great Arab Revolt The Great Arab Revolt
Is the Middle East swinging back into a new liberal period?
Feb 17, 2011 / Juan Cole
Egypt’s Workers Rise Up Egypt’s Workers Rise Up
Egyptians’ aspirations to democracy and social justice will depend on workers’ willingness to take to the streets.
Feb 17, 2011 / Joel Beinin
Where Hunger Goes: On the Green Revolution Where Hunger Goes: On the Green Revolution
Nick Cullather’s The Hungry World teaches us that US agricultural assistance in Asia during the cold war was a Green Counterrevolution.
Feb 17, 2011 / Books & the Arts / David Rieff
Arab Uprisings: What the February 20 Protests Tell Us About Morocco Arab Uprisings: What the February 20 Protests Tell Us About Morocco
Morocco, long considered one of the most stable Arab countries, is not immune to the unrest sweeping the region.
Feb 17, 2011 / Laila Lalami