Ann Jones

Ann Jones, author of Kabul in Winter, does humanitarian work in postconflict zones with NGOs and the United Nations.

Currently

  • Remember the Women?

    October 21, 2009

    Women belong at the center of the debate over the Afghan war, not on the margins.

  • Meet the Afghan Army

    September 21, 2009

    Whatever the debate in Washington, Congressional and military scenarios for training a vast Afghan Army will never come true.

  • Ballots and Bullets for Afghanistan

    August 18, 2009

    The upcoming election promises to be a farce, marred by backroom deals and voter fraud. Meanwhile, the United States continues to militarize Afghanistan at an alarming rate.

  • Afghanistan Is Based on Lies and Illusions

    July 16, 2009

    The new film The Fixer, featuring The Nation's Christian Parenti, captures some edgy, fearful truths about the war in Afghanistan.

  • Iraq's Invisible Refugees

    February 18, 2009 Subscribe

    Hardship and haunting memories mark the lives of the 2 million Iraqis in exile.

2008

  • A Crime Against Society

    December 10, 2008 Subscribe

    Rape destroyed the social fabric of Congo. Women are trying to repair it.

2006

  • Women and Warlords

    May 4, 2006 Subscribe

    A policy of "affirmative discrimination" helped put twenty women in the Afghan Parliament, but how can they confront the warlords and criminals who hold most of the power?

2004

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Blogs

» The Beat

Health Care Bill Advances, as Harry Reid Trumps Sarah Palin | The death panelist-in-chief rallied her followers to "KILL THE BILL." But 60 senators decided to follow the real leader.
John Nichols
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» The Notion

Palin as the Church Lady | Going Rogue book tour brings passive-aggressive rightwing Christianity to the fore.
Leslie Savan
133 Comments

» Altercation

Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman

» Editor's Cut

An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan | President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
79 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

Chongqing: Socialism in One City | China is managing the most important event in the world: the urbanization of half a billion people. Fast.
Robert Dreyfuss
207 Comments

» Act Now!

Toward Copenhagen | A guide to joining the movement against climate change.
Peter Rothberg
65 Comments