I will be taking some time off this week. James Miller and Ali Yenidunya will be holding the EA fort, but the Iran and Middle East/North Africa LiveBlogs may be limited.
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I set off on the road with this thought, courtesy of Billy Bragg: "If no one seems to understand, start your own revolution and cut off the middle man":