Slide Show: Iraqi Kurdistan’s Democratic Challenge Slide Show: Iraqi Kurdistan’s Democratic Challenge
The protests sweeping the Middle East have motivated thousands of Kurds from all walks of life to demonstrate in cities across Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous region in northern Ira…
May 4, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Puzzle No. 1631 Puzzle No. 1631
This puzzle originally appeared in the May 8, 1976, issue.
May 4, 2011 / Frank W. Lewis
Osama bin Laden: A Monster of Our Own Creation Osama bin Laden: A Monster of Our Own Creation
Three decades after we first decided to use Osama bin Laden and other imported Muslim zealots for our Cold War purposes, we feel cleansed by his death of any responsibility for h...
May 4, 2011 / Robert Scheer
US Officials: Now It’s Time to End the War US Officials: Now It’s Time to End the War
The Obama administration suggests bin Laden's death could accelerate peace talks with the Taliban.
May 4, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
GOP on the Brink of Weakening Flight Safety Rules GOP on the Brink of Weakening Flight Safety Rules
Backed by aviation industry money, the GOP is trying to weaken common-sense flight safety rules. Famed pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and others push back.
May 4, 2011 / George Zornick
Give a Penny, Save a Teacher Give a Penny, Save a Teacher
Thousands of protesters in North Carolina and Pennsylvania descended upon their State Capitols to demand an end to education cuts, gas companies giveaways, and corporate loopholes.
May 4, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Wisconsin Voters Reject GOP Governor’s Anti-Labor Agenda, Giving Key Election Win to Democrats Wisconsin Voters Reject GOP Governor’s Anti-Labor Agenda, Giving Key Election Win to Democrats
In a key electoral test of Governor Scott Walker's agenda, a legislative seat previously held by a top Walker aide is filled with a Democrat. The win provides momentum fo...
May 4, 2011 / John Nichols
The F Word: Is BP Too Big To Fail? The F Word: Is BP Too Big To Fail?
Now to the opposite of cuts. Over a year after the biggest oil spill in US history and even as criminal investigations continue, BP is still receiving millions of dollars in go...
May 3, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Senator Dick Durbin Questions Sending ‘One More’ Soldier to Die in Afghanistan Senator Dick Durbin Questions Sending ‘One More’ Soldier to Die in Afghanistan
The Senate's number-two Democrat wonders why the United States is sending troops to die in an unwinnable war. How many other legislators will follow?
May 3, 2011 / George Zornick
Pakistan: Our Mendacious Ally Pakistan: Our Mendacious Ally
It is impossible to believe the government of Pakistan did not know exactly where we could find Osama.
May 3, 2011 / William Greider