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September - December, 2012

Qatar promises fans to take the heat out of 2022 World Cup / The Guardian (12/9)
Drying out the Palestinians - Haaretz Editorial / Haaretz (12/12)
Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 / Transparency International (12/11)
Israel’s Latest Assault on Gaza: What Really Happened - N. Finkelstein / New Left Project (12/9)
In Egypt: When Democracy is not an Option - Issam Al Amin / Counterpunch (12/7)
Forgotten in Iraq - Kirk Johnson / Counterpunch (12/5)
Gulf cools towards Muslim Brothers - Alain Gresh / Le Monde diplomatique (11/29)
Why Israel Didn’t Win - Adam Shatz / London Review of Books (11/27)
An Accounting - Gideon Levy / Haaretz (11/25)
To Gaza I Did Not Go - Gideon Levy / Haaretz (11/22)
The Jews - Mahatma Gandhi / Jewish Virtual Library (11/20)
A Pillar Built on Sand - John Mearsheimer / London Review of Books Blog (11/19)
"Obama Won: What Will Happen Now?" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (11/18)
Jewish American Relationship with Israel at the Crossroads / The New School (11/17)
Gaza, The World’s Largest Open-Air Prison - Noam Chomsky / In These Times (11/10)
Some Are More Unequal Than Others - Joseph E. Stiglitz / Haaretz (10/26)
Slavoj Zizek and 'The Year of Dreaming Dangerously' - Slavoj Zizek / CBC Radio (10/20)
High Court rejects Gaza students' petition to study in West Bank - A. Hass / Haaretz (10/11)
The Fate of Humanity Is at Stake - Noam Chomsky / AlterNet (10/10)
Libyan democracy hijacked - Patrick Haimzadeh / London Review of Books (10/7)
Among the Alawites - Nir Rosen / London Review of Books (10/5)
Fallacies of Romney's logic - Joseph Stiglitz / USA Today (10/3)
Syria’s propaganda war - Antonin Amado, Marc de Miramon / Le Monde diplomatique (10/2)
"Does Al-Qaeda Still Matter?" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (10/1)
The Arab Spring Still Blooms - Moncef Marzouki / The New York Times (9/27)
The Louvre’s New Islamic Galleries Bring Riches to Light - The New York Times (9/18)
The US and Israel, Not Iran, Threaten Peace - Noam Chomsky / Common Dreams (9/17)
America and the Muslims - Esam Al-Amin / Counterpunch (9/15)
Death at Guantánamo Bay - The New York Times (9/13)
Someone tell the Palestinians: It's the occupation, stupid! - Amira Hass / Haaretz (9/10)
"From Syria to Palestine: A Shift in Focus?" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (9/6)
Syria’s propaganda war - Antonin Amado and Marc De Miramon / Le Monde diplomatique (9/2)

March - August, 2012

From Resource Curse to Blessing - Joseph E. Stiglitz / Project Syndicate (8/20)
"The Economic Recovery That Isn't Happening" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (8/16)
Syria divides the Arab left - Nicolas Dot-Pouillard / Le Monde diplomatique (8/10)
"Nuclear Armament: Scandalous Hypocrisies" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (7/24)
Egypt’s first civilian president - Alain Gresh / Le Monde diplomatique (7/21)
The West Bank — What About Fairness? / The New York Times (7/20)
NGOs in Lebanon: Abusing Their Workers in the Name of Human Rights / Al-Akhbar (7/17)
Sanctions at the Genius Bar - Jamal Abdi / The New York Times (7/15)
Those Revolting Europeans - Paul Krugman / The New York Times (5/7)
Sarkozy’s Hard Right Tactics Backfired - Philippe Marlière / Counterpunch (4/25)
The Crisis of Zionism [Hardcover] - Peter Beinart / Times Books (4/24)
Don’t Kid Yourselves: Bahrain Hasn’t Changed - David Mepham / Human Rights Watch (4/24)
A rifle butting that wasn't reported - Amira Hass / Haaretz (4/23)
Palestine: Roots of the Conflict and Prospects for Peace - Norman Finkelstein / YouTube (4/18)
"Limping Out of Afghanistan" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (4/17)
Economy killers: Inequality and GOP ignorance - Krugman, Wells / Salon (4/16)
Syrian Cease-Fire Looks like a Long Shot - Patrick Cockburn / Counterpunch (4/13)
Fear of heights - Gideon Levy / Haaretz (4/12)
America's Problem with UNESCO Pt. 1 / The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (4/10)
America's Problem with UNESCO Pt. 2 / The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (4/10)
Norman Finkelstein bids farewell to Israel bashing - Natasha Mozgovaya / Haaretz (4/10)
Whose World Bank? - Joseph E. Stiglitz / Project Syndicate (4/9)
Günter Grass: 'What Must Be Said' - Günter Grass / The Guardian (4/6)
Rabbis support church divestment from Israeli occupation / Jewish Voices for Peace (4/5)
Deadlock over Syria - Alain Gresh / Le Monde diplomatique (4/2)
"Elections in France and the United States" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (4/1)
Intel shows Iran nuclear threat not imminent / Reuters (3/23)
Nuclear watchdog chief accused of pro-western bias over Iran / Reuters (3/22)
The fearful realities keeping the Assad regime in power - Robert Fisk / The Independent (3/20)
On the shift between American Jews and Israel - Norman Finkelstein / YouTube (3/19)
The Book of Jobs - Joseph E. Stiglitz / Vanity Fair (3/18)
"Israel: Its Fantasies and Its Realities" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (3/17)
Way to go, IDF! - Gideon Levy / Haaretz (3/15)
Saudi Arabia’s free pass - Serge Halimi / Le Monde diplomatique (3/14)
What Are Iran’s Intentions? - Noam Chomsky / In These Times (3/13)
The ravenous occupation - Ophir Pines-Paz / Haaretz (3/12)
Syrian Notebooks - Jonathan Littell / Lond Review of Books (3/6)
"Higher Education Under Attack" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (3/1)

February, 2012

Lady Tonge resigns Lib Dem party whip over Israel remarks / The Guardian (2/29)
U.S. Agencies See No Move by Iran to Build a Bomb / The New York Times (2/26)
Enemies, a hate story - Gideon Levy / Haaretz (2/25)
Scott Ritter’s Other War - Matt Bai / The New York Times (2/23)
IDF brigade leaves an impression in Hebron - Amira Hass / Haaretz (2/22)
"The Syrian Impasse" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (2/17)
Israel: A mission to disrupt - Meron Rapoport / Le Monde diplomatique (2/2)

January, 2012

Saudi Arabia's message to Syria, decoded - Brian Whitaker / The Guardian (1/23)
Don’t Do It, Bibi - Roger Cohen / The New York Times (1/17)
For the families of Haditha, this is a matter of honour - Nick Broomfield / The Guardian (1/14)
Adversaries of Iran Said to Be Stepping Up Covert Actions - S. Shane / New York Times (1/12)
Countries' Rank on Nuclear Security / Economist Intelligence Unit (1/11)
Recognizing the ‘Unpeople’ - Noam Chomsky / In These Times (1/10)
My Guantánamo Nightmare - Lakhdar Boumediene / The New York Times (1/7)
"The World Left After 2011" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (1/4)
On anniversary of Gaza war, we will remember IDF soldiers who destroyed Palestinian families - Amira Hass / Haaretz (1/2)

December, 2011

Whose Egypt? - Adam Shatz / London Review of Books (12/25)
Bruised but defiant: Mona Eltahawy on her assault / The Guardian (12/23)
The Post-Truth Campaign - Paul Krugman / The New York Times (12/23)
"The United States versus Everybody" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (12/19)
The Death of a Boy in Bahrain / The New York Times (12/18)
Junkyard Gives Up Secret Accounts of Massacre in Iraq / The New York Times (12/15)
Israel is in the midst of a culture war - Gideon Levy / Haaretz (12/14)
Who is Conspiring Against Syria (English / Arabic) - Elias Khoury / Jadaliyya (12/7)
Send in the Clueless - Paul Krugman / The New York Times (12/5)
Israel to forcibly remove bedouin communities in settlements push / The Guardian (12/5)
Rule by troika - Serge Halimi / Le Monde diplomatique (12/4)
Saudi Arabia: new wave of repression sweeps through kingdom / Amnesty Int'l (12/3)
Link: Center for Documentation of violations in Syria (Arabic) (12/2)

November, 2011

On social unrest, fall of communism, and Milos Forman films - S. Zizek / Radio Praha (11/30)
Deadly shootings in Saudi Arabia, but Arab media ... - H. al-Khoei / The Guardian (11/29)
Matthew Gould: The Missing Link in “Rogue” UK Foreign Policy? - J. Cook / Al Akhbar (11/28)
Arab League Approves Sanctions Against Syria / The New York Times (11/27)
After Arab Spring, an Israeli Summer - Ralph Seliger / In These Times (11/25)
Palestinians invest twice as much in Israel as in the West Bank - A. Hass / Haaretz (11/22)
Where Did the Left Go - Serge Halimi / Le Monde diplomatique (11/21)
"The Paris-Berlin-Moscow Axis Back Again" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (11/16)
The Globalization of Protest - Joseph E. Stiglitz / Project Syndicate (11/6)
Human Development Report 2011 / UN Development Programme (11/4)
"U.S. Withdrawal and Defeat in Iraq" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (11/2)

October, 2011

Palestine granted full Unesco membership - video / The Guardian (10/31)
Quo Vadis, OWS? - Ralph Nader / Counterpunch (10/31)
Israel: The herd nation - Yitzhak Laor / Haaretz (10/26)
Global Peace Index / Vision of Humanity (10/23)
Everybody’s Son - Uri Avnery / Counterpunch (10/21)
On Israel-Palestine Prisoner Exchange - Noam Chomsky / Democracy Now (10/20)
"The Fantastic Success of Occupy Wall Street" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (10/16)
Shalit is returning to a state in psychosis - Gideon Levy / Haaretz (10/15)
U.N. Finds ‘Systematic’ Torture in Afghanistan - Alissa Rubin / The New York Times (10/10)
Confronting the Malefactors - Paul Krugman / The New York Times (10/6)
How Syria works - Zénobie / Le Monde diplomatique (10/2)

September, 2011

U.S. should recognize Palestinian state - Zvi Bar'el / The Guardian (9/24)
The New York Times' Readers Comments on Obama's UN Speach / The New York Times (9/23)
Israelis largely support calls for Palestinian state, say protesters / The Guardian (9/22)
BBC's Global Poll on Recognition of Palestine / Globescan (9/20)
Obama's historic opportunity - Gideon Levy / Haaretz (9/18)
Netanyahu’s Partners, Democracy’s Enemies - Carlo Strenger / The New York Times (9/17)
"The Social-Democratic Illusion" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (9/16)
U.S. to Veto Palestinian Statehood Bid Despite "Overwhelming International Consensus" - Noam Chomsky / Democracy Now (9/13)
Otherwise Occupied / On obedience - Amira Hass / Haaretz (9/12)
After 9/11, Was War the Only Option? - Noam Chomsky / In These Times (9/7)
Israel Isolates Itself - Roger Cohen / The New York Times (9/5)
Hooked on debt - Martine Bulard / Le Monde diplomatique (9/2)
Obama’s Illegal Assaults - Glenn Greenwald / In These Times (9/1)

August, 2011

American Decline: Causes and Consequences - Noam Chomsky / Al-Akhbar (8/30)
Doubts emerge over identity of terrorists who carried out attack in Israel's south - Amira Hass / Haaretz (8/29)
In Israel, a Tsunami Warning - Noam Chomsky / In These Times (8/23)
Shoplifters of the World Unite - Slavoj Zizek / London Review of Books (8/22)
"The World Consequences of U.S. Decline" - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (8/17)
IDF forces arrest 12 people protesting for social justice in West Bank - A. Hass / Haaretz (8/15)
Syria waits for Ramadan - Alain Gresh / Le Monde diplomatique (8/14)

May, 2011

Fears and Failure - Paul Krugman / The New York Times (5/6)

April, 2011

The Goldstone Chronicles - Roger Cohen / The New York Times (4/29)
Itamar murders don’t justify stripping Palestinians' rights - Amira Hass / Haaretz (4/28)
An Arab Spring for Women - Juan Cole and Shahin Cole / The Nation (4/27)
Is the World Too Big to Fail? - Noam Chomsky / Z Net (4/22)
The Middle East: Allies in Disarray - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (4/17)
Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1% - Joseph Stiglitz / Vanity Fair (4/13)
No good choices - Serge Halimi / Le Monde diplomatique (4/11)
Didn’t they notice? - David Runciman / London Review of Books (4/7)
Mer-Khamis and binational resistance movement - Amira Hass / Haaretz (4/6)
The Great Libyan Distraction - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (4/5)
Follow the money - Samir Aita / Le Monde diplomatique (4/4)

March, 2011

Egypt proved to Palestinians that revolution has a point - Amira Hass / Haaretz (3/22)
Libya and the World Left - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (3/18)
The Cairo-Madison Connection - Noam Chomsky / In These Times (3/11)
Could Iran be next? - Serge Halimi / Le Monde diplomatique (3/5)

February, 2011

Slavoj Zizek on the future of Egyptian politics - Slavoj Zizek / Al-Jazeera (2/12)
For Egypt, this is the miracle of Tahrir Square - Slavoj Zizek / The Guardian (2/10)
Freedom makes you giddy - Alain Gresh / Le Monde diplomatique (2/9)
Wallflowers at the Revolution - Frank Rich / The New York Times (2/6)
Why fear the Arab revolutionary spirit? - Slavoj Zizek / The Guardian (2/6)
The impossible happened - Serge Halimi / Le Monde diplomatique (2/5)
The Second Arab Revolt: Winners and Losers - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (2/3)

January, 2011

Egypt: Death throes of a dictatorship - Robert Fisk / The Independent (1/31)
Mubarak’s Last Breath - Adam Shatz / London Review of Books (1/30)
De la Tunisie à l’Egypte, un air de liberté - Alain Gresh / Le Monde diplomatique (1/29)
Ali Baba gone, but what about the 40 thieves? / The Economist (1/22)
Good Manners in the Age of WikiLeaks - Slavoj Zizek / London Review of Books (1/16)
Finkelstein in Lebanon (Arabic .pdf) / Al-Akhbar (1/15)
Self-Determination of Peoples? Which Self? - Immanuel Wallerstein / FBC (1/15)
Palestinians: IDF troops beat wounded Palestinian to death - Amira Hass / Haaretz (1/13)
The Finite World - Paul Krugman / The New York Times (1/10)

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