0:00 Intro

2:00 Paralyzed

7:28 Stacked Against You

14:44 Fluid

20:04 The Region

25:26 Monetary

32:06 'Revolutionary'

35:44 Neoliberalism

43:43 Organization

51:11 Youth

We're with Rima Majed for Episode 229 of The Beirut Banyan.

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https://youtu.be/JRPZRHl6BWg

We discuss her recent Middle East Eye piece, 'Lebanon's unfinished revolution: Where next?' and reflect on the underpinnings of what Rima refers to as sectarian neoliberalism.

Our conversation includes domestic and regional considerations, comparing recent attempts at reform, defining what 'revolutionary' means and a need for political opposition to organize.

Rima Majed is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the American University of Beirut.

The article referenced in this piece is linked below:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/one-year-lebanon-marks-unfinished-revolution

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Music by Marc Codsi. Graphics by Sara Tarhini.