Protests Ignite Across Middle East Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Top of the Hour: Crackdown in Bahrain, Morning Headlines Demonstrations Boil in Bahrain Civil Unrest Reaches Libya An Update from the West Bank Small Protests Continue in Cities Across Yemen Iranian Government Clamps Down on Protests Top of the Hour: Debating the Budget, Mideast Protests, Morning Headlines Experts Evaluate Your Budget Cuts Florida Rejects President's High Speed Rail Plan A Journey From Black to White Egypt: Families Await News of Missing Protesters Where Does Creativity Come From? Update from Bahrain with Nicholas Kristof Proposed Bill Threatens Wisconsin Unions Bahrain: View of Pearl Square A Bahraini boy with his face painted in the colours of his national flag flashes the victory sign as he takes part in a demonstration calling for a regime change at Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain. ( Joseph Eid/AFP / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC