An Unsettling Protest in Israel An Unsettling Protest in Israel
Dozens of Israeli theater artists are refusing to perform in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Now they’ve been joined by hundreds of artists and scholars from both Israel a...
Sep 15, 2010 / Tony Kushner and Alisa Solomon
Blackwater’s Black Ops Blackwater’s Black Ops
Internal documents reveal the firm's clandestine work for multinationals and governments.
Sep 15, 2010 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Conversation: Naomi Klein on Building an Independent Progressive Movement Conversation: Naomi Klein on Building an Independent Progressive Movement
"We have to build that independent left," Klein says. "It has to be so strong and so radical and so militant and so powerful that it becomes irresistible."
Sep 15, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
After Summers Comes the Fall After Summers Comes the Fall
Lawrence Summers should be fired for the part he played in bringing about the financial crisis that cost so many Americans their jobs.
Sep 15, 2010 / Robert Scheer
The Professional Left Isn’t Dead Yet The Professional Left Isn’t Dead Yet
Progressive scored a victory last night in a closely watched House race in New Hampshire, improving Democrats' odds in the general election.
Sep 15, 2010 / Ari Berman
Students Prefer Print College Newspapers Over Online Students Prefer Print College Newspapers Over Online
In this period of flux for journalism, as publications are adapting to readers' demands for online content, Poynter's recent conclusion that students prefer reading print college n...
Sep 15, 2010 / StudentNation / Joanna Chiu
The Other Side of the New American Foundation: The Afghan ‘War of Necessity’ The Other Side of the New American Foundation: The Afghan ‘War of Necessity’
A former Cheney aide Michael Waltz blasts Obama at a New America Foundation forum, following the Foundation's recent internal disagreement over the war in Afghanistan.
Sep 15, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Campaign Cash From Rate Hikes Campaign Cash From Rate Hikes
The first since the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Citizens United case, which lifted a ban on direct corporate spending—the 2010 elections are being bought by the highe...
Sep 14, 2010 / Laura Flanders
In Memoriam: Ella May Wiggins, Southern Labor Activist In Memoriam: Ella May Wiggins, Southern Labor Activist
When the lens is turned on Southerners, it's often the ignorant ones, like Pastor Terry Jones, that we see. That makes it doubly important to remember the brave radicals, like 1920...
Sep 14, 2010 / Ashley Sayeau
Robert Scheer Knows Who to Blame for the Financial Crisis Robert Scheer Knows Who to Blame for the Financial Crisis
Robert Scheer knows who's responsible for our tanked economy—and in his new book, he's not afraid to name names.
Sep 14, 2010 / Robert Scheer