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Harry Targ : Waist Deep in the Big Muddy, Again!
Smoke from fighting in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, December 1, 2012. Photo by Javier Manzano / AFP / Getty Images. One more time:Waist deep in the Big Muddy The case is clear that increasing the United States’ military … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Spring, Harry Targ, Libyan Intervention, Middle East, Syria, Syrian Civil War, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Military
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Vijay Prashad on the Arab Spring
Manipulating the Arab uprising:Rebellious spring, murderous winter By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | April 18, 2012 [Arab Spring, Libyan Winter by Vijay Prashad (2012: AK Press); Paperback;168 pp.; $14.95.] The last 20 or so months have certainly been … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Spring, Books, Middle East, Ron Jacobs, Vijay Prashad
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Ulysses : The Hip Hop Revolution of the Arab Spring
El Général performing at the first meeting of Tunisia’s main PDP opposition party on Jan. 29, 2011 in Tunis. Photo by Fethi Belaid / AFP / Getty.The hip hop revolutionof the Arab Spring By Ulysses / openDemocracy / December 28, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Spring, Arabic Hip Hop, Middle East, Music Video, Rappers, Revolutionary Movements
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Harry Targ : The Power of a Good Example
NATO and the old narrative. Photo from AFP. The power of a good example: The Arab Spring and the Libyan Fall By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / September 1, 2011 For many years those of us who followed … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Spring, Cuban Revolution, Harry Targ, Libyan Intervention, Middle East, World History
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