Arab spring

Hosni Mubarak is likely soon to go free, marking a bitter end to the exciting promise of the Arab uprisings.

Attempts to salvage Michael Brown's character and portray him as angelic detract from the bigger issues at play.

We salute Jon Stewart, Hillary Clinton, the Queen of Jordan, a Ukrainian pop star and a fierce woman named Bessie Mogale for helping to bring important female issues into the global spotlight. Aw, yeah.