Obama’s Deal with Iran Obama’s Deal with Iran
It's both funny and sad -- okay, mostly funny -- to watch the right-wingers, neocons, and pro-Israel hawks gnashing their teeth and nay-saying about the Iran talks. Fact is, the r...
Oct 2, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Slide Show: Afghanistan at a Crossroads Slide Show: Afghanistan at a Crossroads
The following images and excerpts highlight The Nation's opposition to military escalation.
Oct 2, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Media Push False Equivalency Between Left and Right Rage Media Push False Equivalency Between Left and Right Rage
Nearly every morning for eight years, my husband would go into the shower with the news blaring on the radio, and I could hear him over the rush of water grumbling, "I hate Ge...
Oct 2, 2009 / Leslie Savan
US-UN Ties Still Strained US-UN Ties Still Strained
Barely a week after Barack Obama plunged into the UN for three unprecedented days, our reconciliation with the organization is already showing fault lines.
Oct 2, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
We've got a new "Think Again" column called called "Kevin Jennings, theMainstream Media, and Right-Wing Target Practice." Read it here.Now here's Pierce: CHARLES PIERCE ...
Oct 2, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Copenhagen: Obama Better Go Back Copenhagen: Obama Better Go Back
If Obama can go to Copenhagen to support Chicago's Olympic bid, he can go back for the UN climate change summit.
Oct 2, 2009 / Naomi Klein
End the War in Afghanistan End the War in Afghanistan
This post was researched and co-written by Andrea D'Cruz. Within a matter of months a majority of Americans have shifted from supporting to opposing the Afghanistan war as we app...
Oct 2, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Around The Nation Around The Nation
A few quick hits before the weekend
Oct 2, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Who Decides About War? What About the People? Who Decides About War? What About the People?
The U.S. occupation of Afghanistan has reached its "sell-by…" date. A majority of Americans now tell pollsters the mission was a mistake.Ninety-eight members of the House – i...
Oct 2, 2009 / John Nichols
Iran and the Pipelineistan Opera Iran and the Pipelineistan Opera
The story under the Iranian nuclear story: how Iranian natural gas will reach Europe.
Oct 1, 2009 / Feature / Pepe Escobar