The Nation.

Stephen Glain

Stephen Glain, a correspondent for Newsweek International, is the author of Mullahs, Merchants, and Militants: The Economic Collapse of the Arab World (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's). From 1991 to 2001 he covered Asia and the Middle East for the Wall Street Journal.

Currently

  • Ha'aretz, Israel's Liberal Beacon

    September 6, 2007

    A spirited daily paper is the last remaining defender of Israel's tradition of dissent.

  • Exodus

    May 24, 2007

    Iraq has prompted the fastest-growing refugee crisis in the world, and it's threatening to destabilize the entire region.

2006

  • State of Denial

    October 27, 2006

    By denying a noted Islamic religious scholar entry to the United States because of his ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, the Bush Administration reveals its inability to deal with the realities of the Middle East.

  • China's Internal Crisis

    April 19, 2006

    The Pentagon casts China as the Next Big Threat, but the Chinese regime is a far greater threat to its unmoored and angry citizens. China's unbridled economic expansion has also become a perilous source of discontent.

2005

  • Letter From Jordan

    May 12, 2005

    Since Abdullah II assumed the throne in 1999, Jordan has become increasingly authoritarian and corrupt.

2004

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Podcast

RadioNation with Laura Flanders, 7/21/08
This week: A look at the advocacy group MoveOn.org at 10. Plus: Controversy in Africa over the indictment of the Sudanese President; Amy Alexander and Chris Rabb on the challenges facing minority journalists in their transition to the web; and The Nation's new sex column. (13mb mp3)

Mobile Nation

Get the best of The Nation on your Blackberry or Smartphone: mobile.thenation.com

Popular Topics
Most Searched

Issues »

Most Emailed

Issues »

Blogs

» Campaign 08

How Cindy Sheehan is Putting Impeachment on the Table | A peace activist's independent campaign prods Speaker Pelosi.
John Nichols

» The Notion

Fox News Attacked by Rapper, Blackroots & Colbert | Fox's worst nightmare: Liberal bloggers and Black hip hop.
Ari Melber

» The Beat

Obama Sets the Right Middle East Peace Timeline | Like Carter, he says he would start working on inauguration day.
John Nichols

» Capitolism

Why Air Travel Sux: An Explanation | An airline expert responds to our irresponsible bashing of big air.
Christopher Hayes

» The Dreyfuss Report

Back in the USSR | Russia hinting about challenges to US in Cuba and Venezuela. Sound like the good old days?
Robert Dreyfuss

» ActNow!

Send Karl Rove to Jail | The former Bush advisor regards the law with contempt, so it's time the law and Congress hold him in contempt as well.
Peter Rothberg

» Editor's Cut

Rethinking Afghanistan | There is no easy answer but we need to think beyond the reflexive response of troop escalation in order to find sane and humane alternatives.
Katrina vanden Heuvel

» Passing Through

In Youth Organizing, the Old Becomes New Again | Organizational models and institutions from the 2004 election are beginning to see a revival in 2008.
Michael Connery

» And Another Thing

McCain Opposes Contraception -- Pass It On | He's for Viagra and against the pill. Why won't the media cover this important story?
Katha Pollitt