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Yes, the Venezuelan president could be a strongman. But he leaves behind what might be called the most democratic country in the Western Hemisphere.

Hugo Chavez

A collection of The Nation’s reporting and opinion on the Venezuelan president, who died on March 5 at the age of 58.

UN Women

Socially conservative American Catholics and evangelicals who have led a decades-long campaign against the rights of women in the United States are now gearing up for a season of battles on the bigger global stage.

Bahrain protest

Two years after the Arab Spring came to Bahrain, protesters are still fighting rampant human rights abuses—a bloody battle that isn't likely to end anytime soon.

Muslim woman

In the global war on terror, collateral damage also happens at home—transforming families into enemies. 

Roosevelt Island

Community members are concerned about Cornell’s partnership with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, whose research and development help sustain Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land.

Janet Napolitano

Few are asking the hard questions about what security we actually need—and how to keep track of the billions of dollars that the government pours into it.

Stephane Hessel

Remembering the French resistance spy, diplomat, Buchenwald survivor and human rights defender.

Ben Affleck

The feel-good portrayal of the agency in 'Argo' glosses over its role in previously overthrowing Iran's democratically elected leader.

torture protest

What does it mean when torture, already the definition of "cruel," becomes usual?

Blogs

The famed “psycho-historian” explores the true meanings, and dangers, of the new “killing technology.”

May 2, 2013

The congressman sees an opportunity to confront military bloat in the deficit debates and war-weariness.

May 1, 2013

Polls show Americans overwhelmingly oppose US action in Syria, 62-24.

May 1, 2013

When will free-traders-gone-wild own up to their complicity in brutal injustices like last week’s deadly factory fire?

April 30, 2013

Are those hunger strikers I hear? Or is it just the wind?

April 30, 2013

Common Cause CEO Bob Edgar died last week. As New Yorkers, among others, push forward on bills to change campaign financing, it's worth remembering his words.

April 29, 2013

The New York Times blows the cover off the Syrian rebel movement.

April 29, 2013

Several former Chilean student leaders are capitalizing on their high approval ratings to run for Congress and challenge Chile binomial voting system.

April 28, 2013

Gender segmentation still prevails in the workplace, the greenery of West Virginia hides the scars of strip mining and Canada's border service holds off on capturing terror suspects until new terrorism legislation came up for debate.

April 28, 2013

The answer is diplomacy, not war.

April 26, 2013