Hey everyone,

I’ll be moving up to Boston on Monday to start going to school again, so there will no longer be any posts on the weekends. What this means is less burn out and better quality posting during the week. So what I’ll do, every weekend, is put a post on the top linking out to a bunch of articles and blog posts that I believe are good reading. It should keep you busy! And if you have an interesting link, be sure to drop it in the comments section for me to add.

The only exception to the no weekend posting policy is if there is revolutionary activity or an election afoot. See the Venezuela protests above, a perfect example.

But first, I’m also going to pimp out my advertisers, who I’d love for you to click on:
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Now, here’s your weekend reading:
Ethiopundit has a new essay on revolutionary democracy in Ethiopia, dealing with how the ruling parties maintains power.

Zimpundit writes extensively about amendments to Zimbabwe’s constitution, which will effectively eradicate property rights and trap people in the country.

If you’re keeping up on Azerbaijan’s elections, make sure to read the series of reports at Azerbaijan’s Parliamentary Election Monitor.

A new blog right out of Minsk, Belarus, that I hope will be posting often.

Egypt trying on democracy, and Big Pharaoh is stunned that criticism of Mubarak was aired on national television.

More on the rumors of the ousting of Burma’s top military general.

Transitions Online argues that Poland’s policy toward Belarus is correct, while the EU’s policy is a failure so far.

The Harvard International Digest is always good reading, just scroll.

Alenda Lux responds to those who think the new Iraqi constitution gives women less rights than Saddam’s constitution.

More on the crackdown in Belarus.