Feb 16 Watch Egypt Protests’ Death Tally at Least 360; Labor Strikes Continue Labor strikes continued across Egypt as the country's Health Ministry said at least 360 people were killed during the 18 days of unrest that resulted in the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Feb 15 Live Chat | Teaching Egypt: Lessons in Democracy, Culture, Technology By News Desk As PBS NewsHour continues to cover the latest events in Egypt and beyond, our site for students and teachers, PBS NewsHour Extra, partnered with Independent Television Service (ITVS) to pull together some unique perspectives on the situation… Continue reading
Feb 15 Early Takes on Egypt’s Revolution By Michael D. Mosettig It used to take decades for academics to sort out revolutions. For instance, Crane Brinton's still-revered (if not always correctly read) "Anatomy of a Revolution" was first published 20 years after the Russian Revolution and centuries after the French and… Continue reading
Feb 14 Q&A: Following Upheaval in Egypt, Are Other Countries Next? By Larisa Epatko After government-toppling protests in Tunisia and Egypt, other "people power" protests are popping up around the region. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch Social Media and Satellite TV: A One-Two Punch Against Mubarak As unrest ripples through the Middle East, Jeffrey Brown talks with Washington State University's Lawrence Pintak, Al Jazeera's Abderrahim Foukara, Georgetown University's Adel Iskander and correspondent Margaret Warner, who just returned from Egypt, about how traditional media and social media… Continue watching
Feb 11 Gwen’s Take: When Sending Signals Matters, When It Doesn’t By Gwen Ifill House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor strolled out onto the White House lawn after lunch with the president this week to deliver an upbeat and focused message to the reporters gathered there. "I thought it was… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch After Egypt’s ‘Cosmic’ Day, Will Army Usher in Democratic, Civilian Government? As President Mubarak steps aside and the military assumes control, Egypt faces numerous obstacles as it transitions to democracy. Jeffrey Brown talks with Harvard University's Tarek Masoud, Tufts University's Rami Khouri and Hisham Melhem of Al-Arabiya TV about what's ahead… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch ‘Jubilant,’ ‘Ecstatic’ Atmosphere in Egypt as Mubarak Steps Down Egypt erupted in celebration after President Hosni Mubarak's resignation and transfer of presidential power to the Armed Forces. Margaret Warner reports from Cairo that despite the jubilation, the protesters plan to remain in Tahrir Square to keep pressure on the… Continue watching
Feb 11 Mubarak Stands Down, What Comes Next? Analysts React. By Larisa Epatko Following President Hosni Mubarak stepping down on Friday, analysts weighed in on the country's next steps as he hands over powers to the military. Continue reading
Feb 11 Margaret Warner: ‘A Wild Scene’ in Cairo’s Streets By News Desk Margaret Warner and her crew have spent much of the past two days in the streets of Cairo, speaking with Egyptians about the ongoing protests there. She spoke by phone with Kwame Holman Friday about the sights and sounds in… Continue reading