Middle East protests may topple more governments but the underlying problems of poverty, rising prices, and income disparities will remain. Will the outcome for many of these countries be something like Pakistan is now? And who is Raymond Davis, supposed diplomat who killed two Pakistanis with highly accurate shots and is now jailed there? Labor unions and Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin show some steel. This could go national. Let’s hope so.
This and more on our latest podcast, with Steve Hynd of Newshoggers, and Josh Mull of Firedoglake & Rethink Afghanistan and myself.
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