Economic grievances are now directly tied to the functioning and political structure of the Islamic Republic itself
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‘The 19th Day of the Egyptian Revolution’: What the Egyptian Press is Saying about Today’s Mass Protest
Via the USG Open Source Center, report on Egypt press for June 30, 2013 (arrangement and headings by JC), regarding the massive demonstrations throughout the […]
GE’s ‘Brilliant’ Wind Turbines offer Cheaper Energy than Coal, Gas, & have Battery Storage
GE’s Brilliant wind turbines generate electricity more cheaply than coal or gas according to Clean Technica , and have battery storage for when the wind […]
US bugged EU offices, Collects 1/2 Billion German Internet & Phone Connections Monthly
Der Spiegel has two explosive stories on NSA spying from Edward Snowden’s leaked documents. The first is that the US has bugged the telephones and […]
Obama at Soweto University: New Generation of Africans taking its Place on World Stage
President Obama’s address at Soweto University, via Channel 4 News:
Duelling Demonstrations Divide Egypt over Morsi and Fundamentalism
Tens of thousands of leftist, liberal and centrist protesters gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday for “The Last Warning” aimed at President Muhammad Morsi of […]
Glenn Greenwald: Good journalism is measured by how angry you make the people you’re covering (Video)
Greenwald’s video appearance at the Socialism conference in Chicago (via We are Many:
Everything you wanted to Know About NSA Surveillance *but were afraid to ask (Stray)
Jonathan Stray writes at ProPublica: There have been a lot of news stories about NSA surveillance programs following the leaks of secret documents by Edward […]
Clashes in Egypt during Morsi protests
Egypt is beset today with dueling large protests for and against President Muhammad Morsi. In some places, as in Alexandria, they turned violent, and in […]
Seven things you can learn from Mandela’s Life (CNN Video)
CNN/Buzzfeed review the 7 things we can learn from the life of Nelson Mandela.
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