0:00 Intro

2:32 Anniversary

4:11 Long-Term Goals & Grassroots Activity

13:07 A Late Stage

18:44 Both Sides Fighting for Survival

22:03 Megaphone Today

26:47 Social Pact Discussion

34:15 A Year from Now

We're with Jean Kassir for Episode 218 of The Beirut Banyan.

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We discuss the one-year anniversary of the October 17 Uprising and reflect on accomplishments and setbacks since the protests began.

Our conversation includes politics at the grassroots level and wider debates over a new social pact. We also talk about both sides - the political establishment and protest movement - fighting for survival.

We talk about Megaphone's evolution and alternative media entering the mainstream.

Jean Kassir is a co-founder and managing editor of Megaphone.

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Music by Marc Codsi. Graphics by Sara Tarhini.