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A long and detailed interview by New Left Review with Hazem Kandil, an Egyptian political sociology scholar at University of California, Los Angeles - about the background and social composition of the 2011 Egyptian revolt and the options for the various forces involved in the political restructuring of Egyptian society.
Joel Beinin on strikes, the labour movement and workers' organizing before, during and after the Egyptian intifada.
Holding an emergency meeting, and we hope something comes out of it. >> would you, for example, hope that an arab league intervention would be a military intervention, or perhaps -- >> no, i would not want a military intervention. but what they could agree to, for instance, is the -- >> all right. thank you very much, samir radwan the egyptian finance minister joining us on the telephone from cairo. now, how much money say human life work? for the human networks, the trade is a lot in today's global economy. there are fat profits in the business of slivery. coming up next, we turn the spotli...
Egypt can realistically have in 2011, economic growth? >> economic growth in 2011 would be between 3.5% and 4% of gdp. that's half a percentage point. >> okay, samir radwan, let me ask you one final question, how do you view what is happening to your western neighbor in libya? >> there is a concern. because what's happening in libya affects egypt immediately for the 1.5 million egyptians working there. and, of course, egypt, and if they're wondering for foundation for gas so we are watching the libyans with great concern and
Market. last week, the price touched $106.95. now, a look at london trading and brent crude that was also up earlier, but, again, has fallen back slightly. that is now $115.50 a barrel. last week, it peaked at almost $120 a barrel. now, egypt's stock exchange has been closed for nearly six weeks, and the date for its reopening keeps on getting pushed back, as egypt continues to go through political convulsions, is this prolonged shutdown good for the stocks of companies that are there or not? joining us on the phone from cairo is the egyptian finance minister. mr. radwan, why haven't you ope...