Economic grievances are now directly tied to the functioning and political structure of the Islamic Republic itself
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Presidents shaking Hands with Dictators
By Juan Cole President Barack Obama’s casual hand shake with Cuban president Raul Castro at the memorial for Nelson Mandela has, predictably, set off a […]
Egypt’s crisis is structural
Egypt has been struggling to get back to normal, but the damage caused by decades of dictatorship has caused many Egyptians to consider military rule […]
Google, Microsoft, Silicon Valley Giants Demand Rollback of out-of-control NSA Spying
By Andrea Germanos In an open letter to President Obama and members of Congress, AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo, write: We […]
After Mandela: Can Massacred South African Mine Workers get Justice?
The summer, 2012, massacre of striking mine workers by South African police, which killed 44 persons and wounded at least 78, continues to wend its […]
Can Mandela’s Truth and Reconciliation Heal the Middle East?
By Juan Cole Every transition from an authoritarian government to democracy is different. Some go relatively smoothly (Poland, South Korea). Others are rocky (Taiwan, Bosnia, […]
Knesset speaker Edelstein to lead delegation to Mandela memorial
MKs Dov Lipman, Pnina Tamano-Shata, Nitzan Horowitz, Gila Gamliel and Hilik Bar to also attend service for civil rights leader
Tech giants call on US to reform surveillance laws
Eight leading US-based technology companies Dec 9 called on Washington to overhaul its surveillance laws following revelations of online eavesdropping by Snowden
Young Israelis Emigrating Abroad Roils Politics in Tel Aviv
Uri Avnery discusses the issue of young Jewish Israelis leaving Israel for other countries, including Germany. Israel’s out-emigration rate was similar to other industrial countries […]
Top 10 errors in Netanyahu’s Speech Demanding Iran give up ‘Genocidal’ Policies
By Juan Cole Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu demanded on Sunday that the world community constrain Iran to change its “genocidal policy” toward Israel, in […]
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