On 22 Bahman 1389 (11 February 2011), the 32nd anniversary of the victory of the revolution in Iran, hard-line women heckle Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, the right-hand man of the president of Iran. The hecklers are heard shouting: “Down with monafeq! Monafeq, get lost!” “Mashaei, be ashamed! Resign from the government!” “Down with the anti-velayat-e faqih.” […]
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Egypt: Victory of Democracy
Victory النصر Democracy الديمقراطية Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian cartoonist. | Print
What Does the Egyptian Revolution Mean for the United States Government?
The US has not supported democratization in Egypt, or really anywhere else in the Middle East, because US policymakers would not like the outcome of democratic processes. Policies made by governments that are freely elected by the people would not reflect, would not support, let alone enforce, the US polices that are unpopular, whether that’s […]
About Wael Ghonim
Each time he tweets, I get even more furious with this guy. Here he wants the strikes to end, though the job isn’t finished yet!! Hossam el-Hamalawy is an Egyptian socialist, journalist, and photographer. Visit his blog: . Follow Hossam el-Hamalawy at . This note was first published in his blog on 12 February 2011 […]
Egypt: By Any Means Necessary
Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian cartoonist. | Print
On the Egyptian Revolution and the American Strategy
7 February 2011 . . . Today we declare our solidarity. One of the forms of our solidarity is to defend this revolution, this intifada, this great historic popular movement. One of the responsibilities of defending this revolution is to reveal its true image as all data indicate. . . . We contact those on […]
Egypt: The Battle Is Not Over Yet
Mubarak is gone. This is a great day. Let’s celebrate. But the battle is not over yet. We got rid of Mubarak, and now we need to get rid of the Mubarak’s regime. . . . The left half of the banner in the photo depicts “the elements of the regime that rules Egypt.” Photo […]
Egyptian Jokes about Hosni Mubarak
The Interior Minister asks Hosni Mubarak to write a “Farewell Letter” to the Egyptian people. Mubarak replies: “Why? Where are they going?” On a popular Egyptian radio show, the deposed president of Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali requests Nancy Ajram’s song “I’m Waiting for You” . . . and dedicates it to Egyptian President […]
Arab Women of the Revolution
Inspired by the actions of young Egyptian women whose voices are weapons! Laila Shereen Sakr is a media artist known as VJ Um Amel. Her work critically examines cyber ecologies in a post-9/11 world. var idcomments_acct = ‘c90a61ed51fd7b64001f1361a7a71191’; var idcomments_post_id; var idcomments_post_url; | Print
Mubarak the Laughing Cow
Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian cartoonist. Cf. ; Mark Landler and Helene Cooper, “Allies Press U.S. to Go Slow on Egypt” (New York Times, 8 February 2011); James Besser, “The Best Lobbyists for Egypt’s U.S. Aid: Israeli Diplomats” (Jewish Week, 9 February 2011). | Print
Spain: All for One and a Few against All
The Six Mercenaries All for One and a Few against All Cf. “Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and the highest leaders of trade unions and employers signed . . . at the Moncloa Palace the economic and social accord to face the crisis. The photo of the pact, featuring the six “musketeers” joining their […]
Puerto Rico: Police Assault Students and Professors Go on Strike
The Association of Puerto Rican University Professors (APPU) on Wednesday called a 24-hour strike at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), vowing that there will be no classes on Thursday. The decision to strike was made as students held a protest on campus, after a fierce confrontation with riot police in front of the […]
Egypt: Obama’s Counter-Revolution
Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian cartoonist. | Print
At Your Age
“At your age, I was already working.” “And, at your age, grandma, I’ll be still working.” Juan Kalvellido is a Spanish cartoonist. This cartoon was first published in Kaos en la Red on 1 February 2011; it is reproduced here for non-profit educational purposes. Translation by Yoshie Furuhashi (@yoshiefuruhashi | yoshie.furuhashi [at] gmail.com). Cf. Kalvellido, […]
Interview with Nawal El Saadawi: “I Feel As If I’m Twenty”
How do you feel right now? I feel great. I feel as if I’m born. This is the dream of my life, as if this is my day, you know, because I was dreaming of this, as I was oppressed all my life, all my life, as a writer, as a doctor, as a woman, […]
Egyptian Dictatorship, Made in USA
The Egyptian dictatorship, made in the USA, is still powered by an Israeli battery, but the battery is running low. . . . This cartoon was first published by Al Jazeera; it is reproduced here for non-profit educational purposes. Cf. Mark Landler and Helene Cooper, “Allies Press U.S. to Go Slow on Egypt” (New […]
While You Are Watching Other People’s Revolutions. . .
You are watching other people’s revolutions, in Tunisia, Egypt, etc., on TV, thinking, “Wow, that’s wild”; meanwhile, your pocket is being picked and your brain is being taken from you, too. . . . Juan Ramón Mora is a cartoonist in Barcelona. This cartoon was first published in his blog on 29 January 2011 […]
The Egyptian Working Class Enters the Arena with Full Force
My sources have just confirmed this now. The Cairo Public Transportation workers, who started a strike today in six garages — Nasr Station, Fateh Station, Ter’a Station, Amiriya Station, Mezzalat Station, Sawwah Station — have issued a statement with a list of demands, calling for overthrowing Mubarak. No public buses will roam Cairo tomorrow, except […]
Major Work Stoppages (or Dearth Thereof) in 2010
Excerpt: In 2010, there were 11 major strikes and lockouts involving 1,000 or more workers and lasting at least one shift, the second lowest annual total since the major work stoppages series began in 1947, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The series low for major work stoppages beginning in a calendar […]
Fight Back against the Attack on Public Sector Workers: Stop Ohio Senate Bill #5
On Wednesday, February 9 at 1:30 PM, the Insurance, Commerce, and Labor Committee of the Ohio Senate will be holding the first meeting on abolishing the public sector collective bargaining law in the State of Ohio. This meeting will be held at the State House in the Finance Hearing Room. This will impact all public […]
