Rape and Spillage Rape and Spillage
What's with the president's war analogy on the oil spill? And why be surprised that the oil conglomerates are also in bed with their pretend Washington regulators?
Jun 16, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Obama Talks Tough On Oil Spill Obama Talks Tough On Oil Spill
The president delivers his "We will fight this spill with everything we've got for as long it takes" speech. Now he must match strong rhetoric with action.
Jun 16, 2010 / John Nichols
A State Democratic Party Tells Congress: Reject More War Spending A State Democratic Party Tells Congress: Reject More War Spending
Wisconsin Democratic Party urges Congress to oppose President Obama's request for "emergency" supplemetal spending to expand occupations of Iraq and Afghanista...
Jun 15, 2010 / John Nichols
Washington Is Drunk on War Washington Is Drunk on War
Mark it on your calendar. It seems we’ve finally entered the Soviet era in America.
Jun 15, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Iron Lady, Meet Pitbull in Lipstick Iron Lady, Meet Pitbull in Lipstick
It's a political cartoonist's dream: Sarah Palin is reportedly planning a trip to England to meet her political idol, Margaret Thatcher.
Jun 15, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Puzzle No. 1592 Puzzle No. 1592
This puzzle originally appeared in the July 5, 1975, issue.
Jun 15, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
Five Myths About College Admissions Five Myths About College Admissions
Who gets in where and why?
Jun 15, 2010 / StudentNation / The Nation
Jeremy Scahill Talks Minerals, Wikileaks and Blackwater with Laura Flanders Jeremy Scahill Talks Minerals, Wikileaks and Blackwater with Laura Flanders
In the market for a private army? Jeremy Scahill says you can probably buy Blackwater from Erik Prince for cheap.
Jun 15, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Video From Aboard the Gaza Flotilla Video From Aboard the Gaza Flotilla
Activist and filmmaker Iara Lee was aboard the Mavi Marmara on May 31 when the vessel was raided by the Israel Defense Forces. Though her camera and equipment were confiscated, she...
Jun 15, 2010 / The Nation
Human Trafficking: Not Someone Else’s Problem Human Trafficking: Not Someone Else’s Problem
For the first time, the US has been included in its own report on countries that are sites of human trafficking.
Jun 15, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann