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Signs of Change? How Americans Turned Disaster and Outrage Into Upheaval

Greg Guma, Maverick Media. January 25, 2012.

Who could ignore the signs of change last year as the Tea Party’s no-nothing rejectionism gave way to a global outcry against economic unfairness and corporate exploitation?

Regime Change in Iran? The Real Motivations Behind Sanctions

Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch.com. January 18, 2012.

Sanctions against Iran's central bank are meant to cripple the country's oil industry.

A Progressive Victory on Israel, as Hardliners Fail to Mount Campaign Against Donna Edwards

Justin Elliott, Salon. January 16, 2012.

Hardline activists sought to unseat Rep. Donna Edwards over her Mideast views, but failed to raise enough money.

Obama Shows His War-Mongering Side

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. January 12, 2012.

Obama aims to create a neat, high-tech image of war, and act like everything is in control.

Startling New Evidence Shows US Troops Helped Despotic Regimes Battle the Arab Spring Uprisings

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. December 13, 2011.

During 2011, U.S. troops regularly partnered with and trained the security forces of numerous regimes that were actively beating back democratic protests.

Obama Backs Military Aid to Countries that Use Child Soldiers

Jim Lobe, IPS News. October 6, 2011.

For the second year in a row, U.S. President Barack Obama has waived a Congressionally-mandated ban on military aid for four countries that use child soldiers.

Is the Saudi Royal Family Connected to 9/11 Hijackers?

Russ Baker, WhoWhatWhy.com. September 22, 2011.

New evidence links the Saudi royal family to Saudis in South Florida, who reportedly had contact with the 9/11 hijackers before fleeing the US prior to the attacks.

Why Civilian Control of the US Military Is Deeply Threatened

Conn Hallinan, AlterNet. August 18, 2011.

A military that conducts stealthy night raids, secret assassinations, and death-dealing drones is more likely to believe it has the right to control America's policy abroad.

Syrian Death Toll Continues to Climb

Voice of AmericaAugust 17, 2011.

President Bashar al-Assad's government has killed at least 1,700 people in its crackdown on protesters, according to rights groups.

The Next Hot Thing in the Digital Frontier for Americans: Political Revolution?

Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. June 7, 2011.

Leaders from the Arab Spring explained how technology assisted the political revolutions from Egypt to Tunisia.

3 Massive World Events That Will Change Your Life

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com. June 5, 2011.

Crucial developments taking place in 2011 are changing the way we are likely to live on this planet for the foreseeable future.

Ass-Backward Reality: The Myths That Underpin the Failure of American Policy in the Middle East

Ira Chernus, TomDispatch.com. May 26, 2011.

Let’s be honest. The Israeli story doesn’t merely distort the truth, it turns the truth ass-backwards.

Obama Should Follow His Own Advice on the 'Moral Force' of Non-Violence

Medea Benjamin, Charles Davis, AlterNet. May 20, 2011.

There he was, the leader of the largest empire in history, praising the power of peaceful protest in countries with repressive leaders backed by his own administration.

Obama's Big Mideast Speech: Hits the Right Notes, Not a Whole Lot of Substance

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 19, 2011.

Obama offered plenty of airy rhetoric about advancing our "values," but actions speak louder than words and the world continues to await some tangible results.

Challenging AIPAC's Abuse of Billions in U.S. Taxpayer Money

Omar Barghouti, AlterNet. May 13, 2011.

The CODEPINK-led campaign to "expose AIPAC and usher in a new foreign policy," to be launched in Washington, DC in May 21-24 is making waves.

Noam Chomsky: 'The U.S. and its Allies Will Do Anything to Prevent Democracy in the Arab World'

Noam Chomsky, Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. May 11, 2011.

Speaking at the 25th anniversary celebration of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Chomsky analyzes the U.S. response to the uprisings sweeping the Middle East and North Africa.

Empire on the Rocks: Washington's Autocrats, Aristocrats and Thugs Are Falling

Alfred W. McCoy, Brett Reilly, TomDispatch.com. April 24, 2011.

How the revolutions spreading across the Middle East may well mark the beginning of the end for American global power.

Chomsky: Is the World Too Big to Fail? The Contours of Global Order

Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch.com. April 21, 2011.

There are sure to be far-reaching consequences of what is taking place both in the decaying industrial heartland of the U.S. and in the Arab world.

Mideast Dictators Making the Same Fatal Mistakes

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. March 28, 2011.

Recipes for staying in power that have served them so well since the early 1970s suddenly don't work for the Arab despots.

Glenn Greenwald: How the US Government Strikes Fear in Its Own Citizens and People Around the World

Glenn Greenwald, AlterNet. March 21, 2011.

In a recent speech, Glenn Greenwald discussed how the government and media treatment of WikiLeaks reveals a total lack of respect for the law and government transparency.

Vision: Revolution Is "Unpredictable and As Beautiful as Spring"

Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch.com. March 20, 2011.

When do the abuses that have been tolerated for so long become intolerable? When does the fear evaporate and the rage generate action that produces joy?

Vision: What's Next in Egypt and the Middle East?

Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch.com. March 13, 2011.

What will be the fate of the millions of Egyptians who took to the streets in a staggering show of aggressive nonviolence?

Vision: Will the Inspiring Revolutions in the Arab World Help Westerners See the Folly of Their Prejudices?

James Carroll, TomDispatch.com. March 8, 2011.

The new Arab revolution, with its Muslim underpinnings, is an occasion of great hope. At the very least, the West must reckon with the overturning of the premises of our bias.

The Oil Economy Is Collapsing With Every Protest in the Middle East

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com. March 7, 2011.

The old oil order is dying, and with its demise we will see the end of cheap and readily accessible petroleum -- forever.

How Protests in the Middle East Could Choke Our Oil Addiction

Jan Lundberg, Culture Change. January 31, 2011.

A major conflict in the Persian Gulf could interrupt oil supplies and have massive repercussions in the US.

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