Friday, February 11, 2011

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Egyptian state-run support for Mubarak cools (Feature) - Monsters and Critics

Egypt - The Cultural Revolution - NYTimes.com

Syria Restores Access to Facebook and YouTube - NYTimes.com

Egypt's Values Revolution - NYTimes.com

Two important points here that we cannot ignore. One is all of the anonymous activity; it is not health in the end. If people are as committed as they say, we all should benefit from knowing who each is. Why hide? Second, the bigger concern - poverty or just low income resulting from unemployment. It's not at all clear to me how that gets addressed successfully but if Egypt is to survive well, that MUST be addressed in substantial measure. That's the hard work ahead.

Wired and Shrewd, Young Egyptians Guide Revolt - NYTimes.com

Wednesday, February 09, 2011