Thursday, February 3, 2011 Egyptian army tanks and soldiers cleared away pro-government rioters and deployed between them and protesters seeking the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, as the prime minister made an unprecedented apology Thursday for the assault by regime backers that turned central Cairo into a battle zone. Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq told state TV that the attack Wednesday on the anti-government protesters was a "blatant mistake" and promised to investigate who was behind it. BLOG POSTS  | Ahmed Zewail:Transitioning From Revolution to a New Egypt
Clearly, it is time for fundamental change in Egypt, not just cosmetic alterations. There are several reasons for the current uprising which must be borne in mind in order to figure out where to go from here. |  | Janine R. Wedel:Shadow Elite: The Egypt Crackdown - Shades of Poland Under Martial Law
The scenes yesterday and the conjecture on just what the Egyptian government was engineering sent me back to the anti-regime actions I witnessed firsthand decades ago as a young anthropologist studying in Poland under martial law. |  | Scott Atran:The Muslim Brotherhood Bogey Man
There is little reason for the U.S. to fear a takeover by the Muslim Brotherhood. If Egypt is allowed to find its own way, the problem of extremism could well fade as disaffected youth at last find hope at home. |  | Sean Cassidy:This Super Bowl Sunday, the Auto Industry Beats the Spread
I know I'll be watching with great interest on Sunday night when so many auto brands write that new chapter in the narrative that is the relationship between people and their cars. |  | Bill McKibben:A Revolution in Our Atmosphere, From Burning Too Many Fossil Fuels
Welcome to our planet, circa 2011, a planet that, like some unruly adolescent, has decided to test the boundaries. For two centuries now we've been burning coal and oil and gas, thus pouring carbon into the atmosphere. And now we're getting pinched. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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