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Back Behind Bars with Gaddafi's Would-Be Assassin

Twenty-six years ago, Azeddine Madani would have done anything to escape his cell in Tripoli's notorious Abu Salim prison, but right now he’s wrangling with armed guards in an effort to get back in. We’re here to attend a tribute to Abu Salim’s former political prisoners, part of celebrations marking the two-year anniversary of the Libyan revolution. Full story

Meet the Nihilist-Anarchist Network Bringing Chaos to a Town Near You

The FAI is a nihilist-anarchist organization whose members aren't out to protect anybody from the ruthless grip of inequality. They are not Hugo Chavez or Vladimir Lenin—they don’t care that your plight isn’t represented if you're just standing by with your hands in your pockets… Full story

Egypt's Black Bloc Doesn't Want to Be Your Friend

Modeling themselves on the anti-establishment ideals of their Western counterparts, the Egyptian Black Bloc shares the same tactics and uniform, but have adopted the name with its capital letters intact: Black Bloc as anti-Islamist movement, rather than lowercase anti-CCTV strate… Full story

The Revolution Is Still Going on in Egypt—in Tiny Flashes

What I had witnessed was not one of the vast, telegenic protests of the Egyptian revolution. It was one of thousands of smaller acts of rebellion against authority taking place throughout the country every single day. One human rights group recorded 3,817 separate protest actions… Full story

An Interview with an Egyptian Street Fighter

Egypt's political clusterfuck took another dark turn this week. Deadly clashes took place in the vicinity of the presidential palace, between mostly secularist protesters angry at President Morsi and his supporters in the Muslim Brotherhood. Full story

The Writing Is on the Wall

Anti-Regime Activist Tarek Algorhani Talks About Fighting Guns with Cans and Tags

Tarek Algorhani launched a human-rights internet project centered around tagging anti-regime graffiti throughout the streets of Syria. In mid-October I called him up to ask how the fight was going. Full story

The Night the Free Syrian Army Made Me Dinner

They dared us to try fasting, so that we could have a genuine Iftar experience. Being weak-willed people who can’t go without liquids when it’s 100-plus degrees outside, we failed miserably. I didn’t want to be the first to admit this though, because Mohammed has a face that look… Full story

Will This Summer Belong to Europe's Far-Left Terrorists?

The continent's militant Left is uniting as one big angry family. Full story

Mind Thoughts... with Michael Ian Black - Mustard Is the King of Condiments, and I Will Prove it, Dickhead

Put down that tomato period and pick up the condiment of the revolution. Full story

Syrian Slaughter Update - Week Two

The most depressing blog column in the world continues. Full story