Fire in Cairo: Will the Army Hold? Fire in Cairo: Will the Army Hold?
Mubarak names head of intelligence as “vice president.”
Jan 29, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Biden on the Wrong Side of History: Vice President Denies Mubarak Is a Dictator Biden on the Wrong Side of History: Vice President Denies Mubarak Is a Dictator
This has not been a good week for the Obama administration, at least with regard to the revolt in Egypt. First, Obama failed to mention the globally watched uprising in his State o...
Jan 29, 2011 / John Nichols
Jeremy Scahill: Egyptians Want Mubarak Gone Jeremy Scahill: Egyptians Want Mubarak Gone
The protests throughout Egypt are more about getting Mubarak out than anything else.
Jan 28, 2011 / The Shannyn Moore Show
Audio Slide Show: Pictures From Cairo’s Protests Audio Slide Show: Pictures From Cairo’s Protests
An American student gives an eyewitness report on the protests in Egypt this week.
Jan 28, 2011 / The Nation
Egypt’s K Street Connections Egypt’s K Street Connections
As protests roil Cairo, the Egyptian government is spending big money on Washington lobbyists to help with military assistance and an image makeover.
Jan 28, 2011 / Ari Berman
Ending the Resource Wars Ending the Resource Wars
In his State of the Union address, President Obama opened a door through which the peace, labor and environmental movements should march—toward an independent energy future.
Jan 28, 2011 / Tom Hayden
Juan Cole: Egyptians Increasingly Unhappy with State Elite Juan Cole: Egyptians Increasingly Unhappy with State Elite
Is Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's reign coming to an end?
Jan 28, 2011 / Press Room
Temporary Stay Granted on Targeted Ugandan Lesbian’s Deportation Temporary Stay Granted on Targeted Ugandan Lesbian’s Deportation
Gay Ugandan activist David Kato was beaten to death earlier this week. Now it’s Brenda Namigadde, a Ugandan lesbian whose immigration status in Britain is unresolved, with a ...
Jan 28, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
Slacker Friday: ‘Scurrilous, Tendentious, Bellicose, Egregious’ Eric Alterman Edition Slacker Friday: ‘Scurrilous, Tendentious, Bellicose, Egregious’ Eric Alterman Edition
A response to Robert Dreyfuss, Reed on the facts behind the State of the Union Address and reader mail.
Jan 28, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Juan Cole: Egyptians Increasingly Unhappy with State Elite Juan Cole: Egyptians Increasingly Unhappy with State Elite
Is Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's reign coming to an end?
Jan 28, 2011 / Democracy Now!