According to Time magazine, the word protest appeared in newspapers and online more this past year than at any other time in history. Political analyst John Nichols is working on a new book about the uprisings of 2011. He says that for once the United States is in solidarity with the rest of the world. He joins us with a look back at the global protest movements of 2011. Which ones are most likely to succeed?
Guest
John Nichols, frequent guest on radio and television; his political blogs have been circulated internationally, quoted in numerous books and mentioned in debates on the floor of Congress. Nichols is the Washington correspondent to The Nation magazine.
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