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Basheer Nafi, a historian, to Al Jazeera. My feeling is that we are witnessing a second wave of the Arab liberation movement … In the first wave, the Arabs liberated themselves from colonial powers and foreign domination. I think now, the very heart of the Arab world, the backbone of the Arab world, is [...] What’s more, the judge said the entire health care reform bill would be invalid if higher courts upheld his decision. While the health care bill remains in force pending hearings, this is the second time a court has challenged it. This puts everyone in health care in the bizarre situation of having to implement a [...] The 9 watt GE LED replaces a 40-60 watt incandescent, has a limited warranty of 10 years, and is rated for 22 years. Wow. The odd-looking heatsink helps send light downwards and to the side. It’s expensive now, $50, but in a few years Wal-Mart will be selling them by the millions and the [...] The author and Brit Olam founder, Ofer Lifschitz, visiting Western Wall in Jerusalem in 2004. Photo: (DeLear/Lifschitz) There’s a common misperception that the constant state of warfare and conflict that besets the Holy Land, Eretz Israel, or in Arabic, Bilad Ash’ Sham, is a result of some cultural or racial flaw—“oh, they’ve been fighting [...] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLPZmPaHme0 Some Sunday night silliness by The Lonely Island Featuring Nicki Minaj. Intro by John Waters What Hillary says vs. what she actually means. A useful primer indeed. Israeli, Saudi and American leaders say Arabs are not ready for democracy It goes without saying that the hostility of the State Department and our “allies” in the War on Terror Israel and Saudi Arabia towards democracy in Egypt gives lie to [...] How can the architects of the crisis investigate it? Food speculation: ‘People die from hunger while banks make a killing on food’ Bailout watchdog probes suspected tarp fraud at 64 banks New York prosecutor Vance seeks mandatory jail terms for securities frauds Bank Of America stops issuing notices of default in non-judicial states Insurance [...] Protests in Egypt cause market to take it in the Sphinxter It has long been axiomatic that revolutions occur when the ruling class cannot continue to rule in the old way and the masses refuse to live in the old way. Events currently taking place throughout the Arab world bear this out. At time of writing Hosni Mubarak’s regime is teetering on the brink, but [...] |
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