Journalist Paul Mason covered the uprisings of 2011 as they occurred. His new book "Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere," explains why they all happened at once.
With the spread of political occupations to all 50 states today, lessons can be gleaned from past occupations for a movement that shows no signs of going away.
Khaled Moussa al-Omrani, Adam Morrow, IPS News. October 31, 2011.
When Egypt holds presidential elections next year, Buthaina Kamel is set to become the first woman in the country's modern history to run for the highest office.
David Graeber, Comment Is Free. September 26, 2011.
Is it really surprising that young protesters on Wall Street and around the world would like to have a word with the financial magnates who stole their future?
Israel's expansion in the West Bank and Jerusalem is gaining momentum, ensuring that the “nation” that the U.N. might grant membership will be each day a little smaller.
It's outrageous that Washington is threatening the Palestinians and the UN itself with dire consequences if a move is made toward UN recognition of statehood.
The theater of withdrawal can't mask Iraq's rising violence and corruption, political rifts and that some 50,000, mostly combat-ready, US personnel will remain.
As unexpected as a checkered tablecloth in a pizzeria, the administration is playing down any revelations about Afghanistan, but we can draw our own conclusions.
'Anyone who does not agree with the government and/or military policy is perceived as a traitor. Democracy is to be feared and freedom of speech has become profanity.'
