Slide Show: Who’s Behind Egypt’s Revolution? Slide Show: Who’s Behind Egypt’s Revolution?
Egypt’s revolution, still unfolding, is not a leaderless one. At the core of the movement that turned out hundreds of thousands in Tahrir Square, in Cairo’s suburbs and…
Feb 16, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Cutting Defense: Obama, Gates Say No Cutting Defense: Obama, Gates Say No
A coalition of liberals, antiwar activists, Tea Party types and deficit hawks are getting out the axe for the Pentagon's bloated budget.
Feb 16, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Attack on Lara Logan: War of the Words The Attack on Lara Logan: War of the Words
In the mounting rhetoric, what is getting lost is the fact that a reporter has been sexually assaulted.
Feb 16, 2011 / Laila Lalami
Why Mubarak Fell Why Mubarak Fell
President Obama, let Egypt be a primer on how to judge the power that can be wielded by mass protest. It might prepare you better for the next round of political upheavals.
Feb 15, 2011 / Michael Schwartz
Challenging the Idea That WikiLeaks Is No Big Deal Challenging the Idea That WikiLeaks Is No Big Deal
Greg Mitchell talks about the ways WikiLeaks is changing our world.
Feb 15, 2011 / Press Room
The Architects of the Egyptian Revolution The Architects of the Egyptian Revolution
Egypt’s workers, bloggers, youth and civil rights activists laid the groundwork for the revolution. Will they be allowed to govern Egypt’s future?
Feb 15, 2011 / Saba Mahmood
Befriend the Risen People Befriend the Risen People
Whatever ups and downs in the short run, a fair Egyptian election can only result in the most progressive, nationalist and independent Egyptian government in thirty years.
Feb 14, 2011 / Tom Hayden
Outsourcing Potential, Forgetting Workers Outsourcing Potential, Forgetting Workers
Can a country continue to innovative if it’s not making the stuff it innovates?
Feb 14, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Challenging the Idea That WikiLeaks Is No Big Deal Challenging the Idea That WikiLeaks Is No Big Deal
Greg Mitchell talks about the ways WikiLeaks is changing our world.
Feb 14, 2011 / Press Room
Letter From Herzliya, Neocon Woodstock Letter From Herzliya, Neocon Woodstock
The annual gathering of Israeli and American policy elites was supposed to focus on Iran. Then the Egyptian revolution scrambled Israeli conservatives’ worldview.
Feb 14, 2011 / Matthew Duss