After McChrystal, Time to Change Course in Afghanistan After McChrystal, Time to Change Course in Afghanistan
More than six months after the implementation of McChrystal's strategy, it's clear that the policies Obama endorsed in Afghanistan are failing on all fronts.
Jun 23, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
After Donovan’s Goal: Joy or Jingoism? After Donovan’s Goal: Joy or Jingoism?
The US's miraculous World Cup victory over Algeria shouldn't give a green light to Islamophobia.
Jun 23, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Could the Right to Rent Stop the Foreclosure Hurricane? Could the Right to Rent Stop the Foreclosure Hurricane?
The foreclosure crisis is now hitting even the safest borrowers. That makes passing the Right to Rent Act, which would enable homeowners who can't get loan modifications to stay in...
Jun 23, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann
Aram Roston: US Military Funds Afghan Warlords Aram Roston: US Military Funds Afghan Warlords
A six-month congressional investigation has confirmed that US taxpayer funds are ending up in Afghan warlords' hands. Aram Roston, author of the Nation story that sparked th...
Jun 23, 2010 / Press Room
US Hikers Were Seized in Iraq: WikiLeaks Document Corroborates Nation Report US Hikers Were Seized in Iraq: WikiLeaks Document Corroborates Nation Report
A military report released by WikiLeaks confirms: Iranian forces crossed the border to arrest the American hikers.
Jun 23, 2010 / Feature / Babak Sarfaraz
Aram Roston: US Military Funds Afghan Warlords Aram Roston: US Military Funds Afghan Warlords
Aram Roston's Nation cover story on taxpayer dollars being used to pay off the Taliban created a stir of controversy, and after a six-month investigation, Congress has confirmed th...
Jun 23, 2010 / GRITtv
The Eagleton Has Landed: A Response on Sports and Society The Eagleton Has Landed: A Response on Sports and Society
The below piece is a response I wrote to esteemed European academic Terry Eagleton in the British Guardian. I wanted to share it on this side of the pond with the community at...
Jun 23, 2010 / Dave Zirin
General Discharge General Discharge
Firing McChrystal is not nearly as important as doing away with his counterinsurgency policies.
Jun 23, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Can Gen. McChrystal. Then, Can Afghan Policy Can Gen. McChrystal. Then, Can Afghan Policy
Now that McChrystal has fragged himself, President Obama has a chance to get Afghanistan policy right. In 2009, after two reviews, he blew it—twice. Will he squander the oppo...
Jun 23, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Strom Thurmond’s Kid Loses GOP Bid to an African-American Candidate Strom Thurmond’s Kid Loses GOP Bid to an African-American Candidate
There must be something to celebrate in the fact that the Thurmond name is no longer magic in the state that gave us States' Rights.
Jun 23, 2010 / John Nichols