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You say you want a revolution

Micah White, contributing editor at Adbusters says we do indeed need a revolution. Everywhere we look there are signs of moral decay, political corruption and fascistic tendencies. However, activists have not been passive. For decades, since the end of democracy…

People everywhere just want to be free

Something is taking place at an archetypal level, across the world, across class and social lines, across religious and political divides, all characterized by popular uprisings against authoritarian high-handedness across the world. Governments are cratering in the Middle East and…

Revolutions are tigers

Sometimes the tiger may act unexpectedly, savagely, or even turn on those who thought they controlled it. Niall Ferguson, who apparently gets all misty-eyed at the thought of American Empire Unchallenged, says all these revolts and revolutions in MENA may…