“Mr. al-Assad’s stunning fall finally allows Syrians to feel the joy that their counterparts experienced more than a decade ago in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen — the four Arab countries where dictators were toppled far more quickly. Yet while those four states provided a template for revolutionary success, their trajectories since the Arab Spring…
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Suzanne Hyde & Chloe Peacock: “Rewriting the riots, from 2011 to today”
“The meanings that come to settle around these riots will be powerful in shaping and justifying the politics of this Labour administration. As in 2011, the days and weeks following riots are crucially important in setting the scene for the political agendas that follow. The government now needs to set out its longer-term policy responses…
“Former Proud Boy Says Group Prepared for ‘All-Out Revolution’ on Jan. 6”
‘The Proud Boys would have to take the lead in galvanizing other Trump supporters who came to Washington into realizing an “all-out revolution.”’
“In a Hospital Ward, the Wounds of a Failed Democracy Don’t Heal”
“Tunisia’s road to democracy began with a self-immolation, and such cases have filled hospital burn wards ever since, as elected leaders failed to deliver on a promise of prosperity.”
Basil Adra: “A day of civil disobedience in Shuafat Refugee Camp”
“Days into a near-total lockdown imposed by Israel, Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem camp staged a mass strike and protest, only to be attacked by security forces.”
“Economic Neglect and Political Instability Unraveled Tunisia’s Democracy”
“Tensions across the religious-secular fault lines in the country could not be reconciled, and freely elected leaders failed to deliver on the 2011 uprising’s cry for bread, freedom and dignity.”
Maximillian Alvarez: “Lessons from Wisconsin’s 2011 worker uprising”
“The 2011 statewide protests in Wisconsin were among the largest in US history, but they didn’t stop the passage of Act 10. One decade later, we ask: How can the labor movement recover?“
Omar Zahzah : “A New Generation of Palestinian Organizers Has Arisen From the Ashes of the Oslo Accords”
“Indeed, from Sheikh Jarrah to Gaza to hunger-striking Palestinians within regime jails, Palestinians have risen up in collective resistance, showing that we will not accept the fragmentation of Oslo and that resistance is our duty wherever we find ourselves. The revolution will be refuted no longer.”
“Nicaragua Descends Into Autocratic Rule as Ortega Crushes Dissent”
“Daniel Ortega became a hero in Nicaragua for helping overthrow a notorious dictator. Now, 40 years later, he has become the kind of authoritarian leader he once fought against. After methodically choking off competition and dissent, Mr. Ortega has all but ensured his victory in presidential elections on Sunday, representing a turn toward an openly…
‘What Have We Done With Democracy?’ A Decade On, Arab Spring Gains Wither
“Tunisia, birthplace of the pro-democracy uprisings that swept the Arab world, now looks to many like a final confirmation of failed promise.”