Tahrir Square, the afternoon of February 6 Is it racism? In Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East the U.S. is acting like the plantation owner who is certain that his negroes don't really have t...

It's now the twelfth day, and even if some of us are thousands of miles away from the magnificent heroes in Egypt, I think we're all pretty stressed out. Maybe it's time for a tribute to the Egypt...

Dr. Nawal El Saadawi, a leading Arab feminist, with protesters in Tahrir Square. ADDENDUM: scroll to the bottom Innaharda, ehna kullina Misryeen!* Today, we are all Egyptians! writes Nicholas K...

protester and riot policeman, Cairo, Friday, January 28, 2011* protesters and soldiers, Cairo, Saturday, January 29, 2011 NOTE: This post was composed just after 6 pm today, Wednesday; since t...

The shameful U.S. role in the 2011 Egyptian revolution will never be forgotten, above all in the Middle East. The Mubarak regime (and the army?) has clearly planned and executed today's violent co...

It's now pretty clear that the Egyptian people are going to succeed in freeing themselves entirely without the help of the U.S. Today I'm not worrying as much about whether their courage and nobil...

flares of anti-government protesters in Tahir (Liberation) Square January 25 ADDENDUM [the first five paragraphs below]: The patronizing West, and the U.S. in particular, has always backed dictat...

untitled (Duchamp) 2011 A framed "Duchamp" has appeared on the window of the old White Box space on West 26 Street, while it awaits a new tenant.

this is not a reenactment It looks a bit like a hobo encampment, but the group huddled around the fire in the picture above is actually a part of the very jolly crowd attracted to the opening of "...

Join the Navy and see yourself made a laughingstock. How's that unit cohesion thing work? The captain of the USS Enterprise (not the starship), Owen Honors, has reportedly been temporarily reliev...