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The Cold War that threatens democracy
The new Cold War doctrine is that democratically elected nationalist or socialist leaders are new dominos threatening the fall of a U.S.-controlled order. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | March 20, 2014 While the first Cold War was … Continue reading
Jack A. Smith : What’s Up With the Egyptian Coup?
A man in Tahrir Square with his face painted in Egyptian colors. Image from CNN. Egypt’s coup:Progressive or regressive? It is ironic that the military — formerly loathed for upholding the dictatorship for decades, then further reviled during its controversial … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, Egyptian Coup, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood
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Tom Hayden : Does Egyptian Coup Augur an Arab Winter?
Throngs in Cairo celebrate the military’s overthrow of Mohamed Morsi, July 3, 2013. Photo by Amr Nabil / AP. An Arab winter?The coup in Egypt If Morsi couldn’t create a new center, the reason might not have been because he … Continue reading
VERSE / Mariann G. Wizard : Egypt-Land
Image from Egypt Web. Egypt-Land “Freedom breeze, makes me feel fine;blowin’ through the jasmine in my mind!”1 Before Greece, you were the home of scholars.Before Rome, you were an empire.Before last week, you were slaves. The birth of your society … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, Mariann G. Wizard, Poetry, Tahrir Square, World History
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Zaid Jilani : Arab Countries Where the ‘Jasmine Revolution’ Could Spread
Algerian riot Police scuffle with protesters in Algiers, Algeria, Saturday. Thousands defied a government ban on demonstrations,but were outnumbered by police. Photo by Sidali Djarboub / AP.Who’s next?The ‘Jasmine Revolution’ and the Arab world By Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress / … Continue reading
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Tagged Algeria, Arab World, Egypt, Jasmine Revolution, Social Movements, Zaid Jilani
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Rick Ayers : ‘Terrible Beauty’ Is Born in Tahrir Square
A terrible beauty. Photo by Tara Todras-Whitehill / AP.Tahrir Square:A terrible beauty is bornBy Rick Ayers / The Rag Blog / February 13, 2011 All changed, changed utterly:A terrible beauty is born. William Butler Yeats penned those lines after the … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, Rick Ayers, Tahrir Square, William Butler Yeats
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James McEnteer : Our Chickens Will Come Home to Roost
Roosting chicken from Yesteryear’s NewsWhose side are we on?Our chickens come home to roost The U.S. styles itself a beacon of liberty but has turned its back on the democratic aspirations of human beings in every region of this planet. … Continue reading
David McReynolds : Egypt, Beyond the Pyramids
Image from Mystic Journey.Egypt, Beyond the Pyramids Now we are seeing one of the rarest of things — a moment when the people lose their fear of the State. By David McReynolds / The Rag Blog / February 2, 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged David McReynolds, Egypt, Kent State, Middle East, Peace Movement, Revolution, Sixties, World History
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Mike Giglio : Egypt’s Facebook Rebel
Photo by Peter Macdiarmid / AP.Egypt’s Facebook rebel:Organizing the historic protests By Mike Giglio / The Daily Beast / January 31, 2011 In Egypt, a Facebook page administrator known only by the handle El Shaheeed, or Martyr, is one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Egypt, El Shaheeed, Facebook, Middle East, Political Organizing, Social Action, Social Media, Social Networking
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