Economic grievances are now directly tied to the functioning and political structure of the Islamic Republic itself
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Protesters Brave Live Crackdowns in Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
Since Muslims gather on Friday afternoon for group prayers at mosques, Fridays have for 1400 years been a time when it is easy to mobilize […]
Syrian Army Splits over Deraa Repression
The Syrian regime of Bashar al-Asad’s decision to quell popular protests in Deraa with military force and live ammunition may have begun splitting his army. […]
Birth Certificate just Jim Crow all Over Again
There isn’t actually any mystery about the phenomenon of birtherism, the denial that Barack Obama is a US citizen and has a right to vote […]
TomTom, Apple and the Security-GPS Complex
TomTom, the maker of a popular Global Positioning Device that helps drivers navigate their way in unknown territory, sold its data to the Dutch government. […]
Russia & China Block Condemnation of Syria as 200 Baathists Resign
For those who keep asking why there should be an international intervention in Libya but not in Syria, here is one answer: Russia and China […]
Free Libya Forces Hold out in Misrata, Zintan, As Tribes Say Qaddafi Must Go
CNN’s Ray Sayeh intrepidly reports from Misrata on the further shelling its port area took from Qaddafi brigades on Wednesday. Those loyalist brigades have been […]
Corporate Welfare Royalty
Courtesy Moveon.org:
Top Ten Arab Spring Advances this Week
With the horrid crackdowns on dissent in Syria and Bahrain and the vicious shelling by Qaddafi brigades of the port of Misrata in Libya on […]
An Arab Spring for Women: the Coles in Tomdispatch
Just out in Tomdispatch.com, an essay by Shahin Cole and Juan Cole on “An Arab Spring for Women”. Excerpt: ‘ The Arab Spring has proven […]
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