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Anti-Liberal Netanyahu Slams Arab Spring as Anti-Liberal
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said yesterday that he had been right to oppose the forced resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak last February and […]
Beeman: Letter from Iran
This is the second in a series of letters written this week from Iran by University of Minnesota Professor William Beeman. Since Americans hear so […]
Top Ten Things Americans can be Thankful for 2011
News is too often defined as bad news. At a time when many Americans are unemployed or under-employed, or have lost their homes or seen […]
Gingrich Urges War with Iran and Skyrocketing Oil Prices
New Gingrich, sleep-walked into a declaration of war on Iran in last night’s Republican foreign policy debate. Here is the relevant exchange: “BLITZER: The argument, […]
Egyptian Protesters Reject Military Concessions, Demand Officers Return to Barracks
On Wednesday morning there were clashes between protesters and the military at the Ministry of Interior, which the interim government feared might be invaded and/or […]
Students, Pepper Spray & Class War: Cole in Truthdig
My column, ” How Students Landed on the Front Lines of a Class War” is out in Truthdig.
Egyptian Revolution 2.0?
Egypt is virtually rudderless as morning breaks on Tuesday. Interim prime minister Essam Sharaf and his cabinet tendered their resignations in protest against the use […]
Top Developments in the Arab Spring Today
1. Egypt’s security police and other forces are alleged to have killed 13 persons and wounded hundreds more at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo as […]
Army vs. People in Egypt
Thousands of protesters in and around Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo clashed for a second day on Sunday with Egyptian security forces, with some 18 […]
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