The government of Lebanon stepped down Monday night amid mounting unrest and anger over last week’s catastrophic explosion at the Port of Beirut. As he announced his Cabinet’s resignation in a televised address, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said, “Corruption is bigger than the state.” At least 200 people were killed in the blast, which was triggered by 2,700 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate left unattended in a warehouse for six years. The devastating explosion came at a time when Lebanon was already facing a political, economic and public health crisis. We’ll go to Beirut after headlines with historian Ziad Abu-Rish.