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February 2011 Archive
Monday, February 28, 2011
- Headlines for February 28, 2011
- Voices from the 100,000-Strong Protest for Workers’ Rights in Wisconsin
- Defying Gov. Walker, Wisconsin Protesters Refuse to Leave Capitol Building
- Libyans in "Liberated" Eastern Cities Balance Self-Government with Supporting Tripoli Resistance: Anjali Kamat Reports
- Libyans Organize Citizen Councils to Run Cities Liberated from Pro-Gaddafi Loyalists
- As Death Toll Grows, 100,000 Flee Libyan Violence
Friday, February 25, 2011
- Headlines for February 25, 2011
- Thousands Feared Dead in Gaddafi’s Crackdown on Libyan Uprising
- Protesters Expect 100,000 in Madison as Assembly OKs Anti-Union Bill
- Despite Exemption from Anti-Union Bill, Wisconsin Firefighters Stand with Public Sector Workers
- "Until We Throw This Bill Out, We Can’t Come Back:" Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson Remains in Illinois
- Policing & Protesting: Wisconsin Officers Patrol Capitol, But Join in Demonstrations
- "Gov. Walker Needs to Get Over His Koch Addiction": Labor Activists Protest Koch Brothers’ Madison Office
- Teachers, Students Among First to Protest at Wisconsin Capitol
- Wisconsin’s Uprising: A Guided Tour of the 11-Day Protest Encampment Inside the State Capitol in Madison
Thursday, February 24, 2011
- Headlines for February 24, 2011
- Juan Gonzalez Wins 2010 George Polk Award for Exposing $80M CityTime Scandal
- Glenn Greenwald on the Assange Extradition Ruling, the Jailing of Bradley Manning, and the Campaign to Target WikiLeaks Supporters
- Obama Withdraws Support for Anti-LGBT Defense of Marriage Act
- "Everywhere There is Graffiti Saying, 'Welcome to the New Free Libya'": Democracy Now! Correspondent Anjali Kamat Reports
- Billionaire Right-Wing Koch Brothers Fund Wisconsin Governor Campaign and Anti-Union Push
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
- Headlines for February 23, 2011
- “We’re Witnessing the Violent Lashings of a Dying Beast”: Libyan Novelist Hisham Matar on Gaddafi’s Brutal Crackdown in Libya
- “People Have Finally Found Their Voice”: Democracy Now!’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Egypt After Mubarak
- Arrest of CIA Agent Sheds Light on American Covert War in Pakistan, Straining U.S.-Pakistani Relations
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
- Headlines for February 22, 2011
- “Gaddafi Cares More for Himself and His Power than He Cares for Anybody in Libya”: Libyan American Activist Abdulla Darrat on Bloody Crackdown on Protesters
- Rev. Jesse Jackson Marches in Madison as Thousands Defend Public Employees and Unions
- “Today is a Serious Showdown”: Thousands Occupy Wisconsin Capitol Building Ahead of Anti-Union Vote
- Labor Protests to Defend Collective Bargaining Rights Spread to Ohio
- Matt Taibbi: "Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail?"
- Judge Convicted in Pennsylvania Kids-for-Cash Scheme, Faces Long Prison Term and Class Action Lawsuit
Monday, February 21, 2011
- Headlines for February 21, 2011
- "Iran, the Green Movement and the USA": Hamid Dabashi on the Future of the Iranian Pro-Democracy Movement
- Massacre in Libya: Witnesses Say Protesters Have Taken Control of Benghazi Despite Gov’t Violence
- “Libya is Forever Changed by These Events”: Libyan Poet and Scholar Khaled Mattawa on the Pro-Democracy Movement amid Government Violence
- "We Have a Fire in the House of Labor. We Are Here to Put It Out": Wisconsin Firefighters and Police Officers Join Massive Protests Against Anti-Union Bill
Friday, February 18, 2011
- Headlines for February 18, 2011
- Uprising in Wisconsin: Tens of Thousands Protest Anti-Union Bill, as Wisconsin Lawmakers Leave State to Stall Vote
- "A Celebration, Not a Protest": Massive Crowd Packs Cairo’s Tahrir Square to Mark One Week Since Mubarak’s Ouster
- "It’s Time to Push the Borders of Freedom": Egyptian Students Defiantly Publish Newspaper Without Government Permission
- Egyptian Uprising Fueled by Striking Workers Across Nation
- Ex-CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Beaten, Arrested for Silent Protest at Clinton Speech
Thursday, February 17, 2011
- Headlines for February 17, 2011
- Defiant Student Protesters Force Withdrawal of Puerto Rican Police from Restive Campus
- “People Are Bleeding in the Streets:” Bahrain Police Wage Brutal Overnight Attack on Hundreds of Pro-Democracy Protesters
- “The Genie Is Out of the Bottle”: Assessing a Changing Arab World with Noam Chomsky and Al Jazeera’s Marwan Bishara
- “Democracy Uprising” in the U.S.A.?: Noam Chomsky on Wisconsin’s Resistance to Assault on Public Sector, the Obama-Sanctioned Crackdown on Activists, and the Distorted Legacy of Ronald Reagan
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
- Headlines for February 16, 2011
- "A War on Women": DN! Exclusive with Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards on GOP Bills Targeting Abortion and Reproductive Rights
- As Mideast "Rolling Revolution" Grows, U.S. Denounces Iranian Crackdown — But Stays Silent on Key Ally Bahrain
- "The Regime is Running Scared:" Algerian Forces Crack Down on Pro-Democracy Protests
- Defying Government Repression, Yemeni Protests Continue for 6th Day
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
- Headlines for February 15, 2011
- Obama’s $3.7 Trillion Budget Calls for Military Spending Increases and Deep Cuts to Social Service Programs
- Wisconsin Governor Launches Attack on Public Sector Employees and Unions; Threatens to Deploy National Guard to Quell Labor Protests
- Ecuadorian Court Orders Chevron to Pay $17 Billion for Oil Pollution in Amazon
- DN! EXCLUSIVE: Authorities Search and Copy U.S. Journalist’s Notes, Computer and Cameras After Returning from Haiti
Monday, February 14, 2011
- Headlines for February 14, 2011
- “This is a Dream Come True”: Egyptians Celebrate in Cairo After Mubarak Resigns
- After the Revolution: Mubarak is Gone After 30 Years in Power, But Questions Remain as to How Transition Will Proceed
- “There is a Pre-History to this Revolt”: As Egypt’s Military Bans Labor Strikes, Mona El-Ghobashy Examines How Egyptian Labor and Social Movements Laid the Foundation for Revolution
- Yemeni Forces Use Tasers, Batons, Knives and Rifles to Quash Anti-Government Protests
Friday, February 11, 2011
- Headlines for February 11, 2011
- Exclusive Video: Protesters in Tahrir Square Voice Outrage After Mubarak Defiantly Refuses to Step Down
- Will the Egyptian Military Stage a Coup to Oust Mubarak?
- Live from Cairo: Democracy Now!’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Anjali Kamat on Egypt’s “Farewell Friday”
- Post-Mubarak: What Will Egypt Look Like the Day After the Regime Ends?
- Prominent Egyptian Blogger Released from Secret Military Detention
- A Day of Rage: Millions Fill Streets of Cairo, Alexandria, Suez Calling for End to Mubarak Regime
- “Our Hope Increases Day After Day”: Longtime Egyptian Human Rights Activist Nawal El Saadawi
- “Omar Suleiman, the CIA’s Man in Cairo and Egypt’s Torturer-in-Chief”
- “We Are Not Going Home Until This Regime Leaves”: Egyptian Blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah Reports from Cairo
Thursday, February 10, 2011
- Headlines for February 10, 2011
- Striking Egyptian Workers Fuel the Uprising After 10 Years of Labor Organizing
- Defying Regime Threats, Thousands of Workers Join Protesters in Tahrir Square
- Bush’s Shrinking World: George W. Bush Cancels Europe Trip as Human Rights Lawyers Threaten Legal Action over Torture
- Human Rights Attorney Bill Quigley on the U.S. Deportation Death Sentence and the Undermining of Meaningful Elections in Haiti
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
- Headlines for February 09, 2011
- After Record-Level Turnout in Tahrir, Egyptian Protests Spread to Parliament, Cabinet Buildings; Labor Unions Launch Strikes Nationwide
- “We Are Writing History by Our Blood”: Egyptian Physician on Why Protests Won’t End Until Mubarak Resigns
- Human Rights Watch: 300 Deaths, Massive Detentions and Abuse under Mubarak Regime Crackdown
- “People Are Taking Care of Each Other”: Democracy Now!’s Anjali Kamat Camps with Protesters Overnight in Tahrir Square
- “The Great Tragedy is Obama Chose Not to Hold Out His Hand”: Robert Fisk on the Gap Between U.S. Rhetoric and Action in the Egyptian Uprising
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
- Headlines for February 08, 2011
- “People Are Determined to Stay Until Mubarak Leaves”: Democracy Now!’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports in Cairo on Day 15 of the Egyptian Pro-Democracy Protests
- Asmaa Mahfouz & the YouTube Video that Helped Spark the Egyptian Uprising
- “The Heroes are the Ones in the Street”: Google Exec and Facebook Activist Wael Ghonim on His Release After 12 Days in Egyptian Jail
- Shooting the Messenger: Egyptian Journalist Shot Dead by Sniper While Covering Cairo Protests
- Detained Al Jazeera Journalist: '[The Military] Viewed So Many of Us as Prisoners of War. Our Hands were Tied Behind Our Back with Cables. Our Eyes were Blindfolded.'
Monday, February 07, 2011
- Headlines for February 07, 2011
- Protests Demanding Mubarak’s Resignation Grow Stronger, Despite Some Government Concessions
- "The Empire’s Bagman:" Obama Egypt Envoy Frank Wisner Says Mubarak Should Stay
- Media Crackdown: Democracy Now!’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Tahrir Square on the Systematic Targeting of Journalists in Egypt
Saturday, February 05, 2011
- Headlines for February 05, 2011
- Uprising in Egypt: A Two-Hour Special on the Revolt Against the U.S.-Backed Mubarak Regime
Friday, February 04, 2011
- Headlines for February 04, 2011
- Day of Departure: Massive Demonstrations Across Egypt Aim to Oust Mubarak. Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports Live from Cairo
- Eliminate the Witnesses: Committee to Protect Journalists Criticizes Mubarak’s Policy of Attacking and Silencing Journalists in Egypt
- Video Report on the Battle for Tahrir: An Inside Look at How Pro-Democracy Activists Reclaimed Tahrir Square After Attacks by Mubarak Forces
Thursday, February 03, 2011
- Headlines for February 03, 2011
- Eyewitnesses to a Massacre: Reports from Inside Tahrir Square as Pro-Mubarak Forces Open Fire on Protesters
- A Battle for Democracy: Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports on How Anti-Government Protesters Are Resisting the Mubarak’s Regime Crackdown
- California Professor Beaten by Pro-Mubarak Forces Minutes After Interview on Democracy Now!
- Journalists and Human Rights Activists Arrested and Beaten in Cairo Crackdown
- Robert Fisk: Obama Administration Has Been Gutless and Cowardly in Dealing with the Mubarak Regime
- “The True Face of Hosni Mubarak” is Now Being Televised Across the World: Democracy Now! Reports Live from Downtown Cairo
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
- Headlines for February 02, 2011
- Bloodshed in Egypt: Mubarak Supporters Riding on Horses and Camels Violently Attack Protesters in Tahrir Square, Over 100 Injured
- Voices of the Egyptian Revolution: Democracy Now!’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous Speaks with Demonstrators in Tahrir Square at "March of Millions"
- As Mubarak Pledges To Finish Term, Egyptian Protesters Stay in Streets Demanding Immediate End to Regime: Democracy Now! Reports Live from Cairo
- Noam Chomsky: “This is the Most Remarkable Regional Uprising that I Can Remember”
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
- Headlines for February 01, 2011
- Millions Against Mubarak: Democracy Now!’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports Live from Tahrir Amid Massive Protest
- "Mubarak is Our Berlin Wall": Egyptian Columnist Mona Eltahawy on How the Youth Drove the Uprising in Cairo and Implications for Democracy in the Region
- Media Blackout in Egypt and the U.S.: Al Jazeera Forced Off the Air by Mubarak, Telecommunications Companies Block Its Expansion in the United States
- Digital Darkness: U.S., U.K. Companies Help Egyptian Regime Shut Down Telecommunications and Identify Dissident Voices
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