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Margaret Thatcher's smiling villainy sparked a generation of dissent—and neoliberal policies that live on today.

Graffiti in Asunción (Natalia Viana)

President Fernando Lugo's ouster was called a coup in South America. But the US didn't blink.

US-Cuban Diplomacy

Fifty years later, James Donovan's "metadiplomacy" shows that normal relations are possible.

Invisible War

Director Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering tell The Nation what the military can do to prevent sexual assault.

It wasn't easy, but artists, musicians and activists met Thatcher's brutal tactics with compassionate responses.

Margaret Thatcher

In every way, her agenda opposed the interests of ordinary working people. How did she get so many of them to vote against their own economic interests again and again?

Soldiers in North Korea

Pyongyang's bellicose posturing conforms to an old pattern, but the dangers may be greater now because tensions are rising throughout the region.

Bank of Cyprus

This tiny nation has been pushed off a cliff to "save" the eurozone. Reunification may be the only way to turn the island's fortunes around.

Police officer in Beijing, China

The Communist Party is failing to heed demands for political reform.

Blogs

Yesterday, Obama laid out the justification for killing US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki. But his reasoning had very little legal grounding at all. 

May 24, 2013

It’s a classic David and Goliath story—but who is the real David here?

May 23, 2013

Obama discussed the targeted killing operation today, but will anything really change?

May 23, 2013

Being malcontent never made anyone happy.

May 21, 2013

Obama and the fashion icon first lady should pick up where the presidential task force on the apparel industry left off fifteen years ago.

May 20, 2013

This week, everything is falling apart: Syria; the Canadian environment; higher education as we know it. But if a creative roasting of Carlos Slim is any indication, the best response may be laughter.

May 18, 2013

Lots of candidates, real politics in Iran.

May 17, 2013

For fashion brands, participation in the Bangladesh fire and safety plan is voluntarily. It shouldn’t be.

May 16, 2013

McCain seems worried by the idea of peace, and the State Department refuses to rule out a role for Iran.

May 15, 2013

After decades of takedowns, the art is still stoking controversy.

May 14, 2013
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