CIA’s New Base in Somalia: The Worst-Kept Secret in Mogadishu CIA’s New Base in Somalia: The Worst-Kept Secret in Mogadishu
Something is terribly wrong when one can see a walled CIA compound in plain site from the tarmac of an international airport.
Jul 15, 2011 / Russia Today
How ALEC Is Flooding Statehouses with Pro-Corporate Legislation How ALEC Is Flooding Statehouses with Pro-Corporate Legislation
When Republicans won complete legislative control of many states last year, ALEC was right there with model legislation to help them push through a radical right-wing agenda.
Jul 15, 2011 / The Ed Show
An Exchange on ‘Checkbook’ Journalism An Exchange on ‘Checkbook’ Journalism
Eric sends a drink back and Reed spars with former ABC News president David Westin.
Jul 15, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Bernanke Not Ready to Address Unemployment… Yet Bernanke Not Ready to Address Unemployment… Yet
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before Congress this week and sent mixed messages on his willingness to address the jobs crisis.
Jul 15, 2011 / George Zornick
Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Jeremy Scahill on Reporting From Somalia Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Jeremy Scahill on Reporting From Somalia
During his time in Somalia, Scahill discovered that the CIA is becoming increasingly involved in "counterterrorism" operations in the country.
Jul 15, 2011 / The Nation
The Nation Readers’ Summer Books List The Nation Readers’ Summer Books List
Isaac Asimov, Raymond Carver, Angela Davis and more. Find out what books our readers are poring over this summer and let us know what's on your list.
Jul 15, 2011 / The Nation
Budget Cuts and the Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Budget Cuts and the Pelican Bay Hunger Strike
Gov. Jerry Brown's prison budget cuts ensure that what is happening at Pelican Bay won't be an isolated event.
Jul 15, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
No, Erica Jong, Sex Is Not Passé No, Erica Jong, Sex Is Not Passé
A shaky trend story gets it very wrong about young women and sex.
Jul 14, 2011 / Katha Pollitt
What Keeps Single Women From Saving for Retirement? What Keeps Single Women From Saving for Retirement?
Women's social roles—not to mention structural economic constraints—actually make it more expensive to be female in the United States.
Jul 14, 2011 / Press Room
Support the Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers Support the Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers
The prisoners’ list of “demands” should concern anyone who believes in basic human rights for prisoners.
Jul 14, 2011 / Liliana Segura