Sep 16 Calls for 'Freedom', Words of Support Dominate Tahrir Square Graffiti By Ghada Mashamoun Much like the Egyptian music scene, street art has gained new meaning and is thriving in post-revolutionary Egypt. Due to the new, lenient atmosphere in Egypt, murals and stencil graffiti are the most visible in Cairo's aged subway stations and… Continue reading
Sep 15 Voices From Egypt: 'What Role Should Religion Play in the New Constitution?' By Ghada Mashamoun As a new Egyptian government takes shape and a constitution is drafted and adopted, we asked several Egyptians in Cairo what role religion should play. Shaimaa Khalil Age 25, Unemployed graduate of Ain Shams University From: Helwan, Cairo "While this… Continue reading
Sep 14 Voices From Egypt: 'What Do You Think of the Revolution Now?' Gamalaat Abdelhamid Age 51, Unemployed From: Shubra, Cairo "We have a saying in Egypt that says, 'one hand by itself, does not clap.' This means that, this is a group effort and we have to make it work. I believe… Continue reading
Sep 05 The Party's Over: Post-revolution, Egyptians Struggle to Find Their Future By Margaret Warner Streets of Cairo. Photo by Jana Mills via Flickr Creative Commons. CAIRO, EGYPT -- What a difference seven months make. The Cairo I left on Feb. 12 -- the morning after Egypt's longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak abandoned the presidency… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch Gadhafi Vows to Not Surrender as World Leaders Plan Transition Although the rebels have been unable to locate Moammar Gadhafi, they have captured his foreign minister, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi. International Television News' Lindsay Hilsum reports on the continued manhunt and the longtime leader's fresh vow to not surrender. Continue watching
Aug 16 Europe's Stuttering Economy With the eurozone in such obvious economic turmoil, we turn to former chief IMF economist and longtime friend and favorite of Making Sen$e, Simon Johnson (Peterson Institute, MIT). We asked him a series of pressing questions: Paul Solman:… Continue reading
Aug 15 Weekly Poem: 'Observation' By Tom LeGro Jenn 's work has appeared in several literary journals. She teaches English at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs. Continue reading
Jul 25 Weekly Poem: (Interior Life of Tumbler: Julie Sheehan is the author of three poetry collections: "Thaw" (2001); "Orient Point" (2006), which won the Barnard Women Poets Prize; and "Bar Book: Poems and Otherwise" (2010). She teaches in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton. Continue reading
Jul 18 Weekly Poem: 'Morning, and as sun is born' By Tom LeGro Joan Houlihan has published three books, including "The Us" (2009, Tupelo Press). In 2004, she founded the Concord Poetry Center, and in 2006 she established the Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference for advanced writers. She teaches at Lesley University's low-residency M.F.A. Continue reading
Jul 11 Weekly Poem: 'Excuse Me, Where Is Varick Street?' Joy Katz is the author of two poetry collections, "The Garden Room" (2006, Tupelo Press) and "Fabulae" (2002, Southern Illinois University Press). She teaches in the graduate writing program at the University of Pittsburgh and is an editor-at-large for Pleiades. Continue reading