Obama Trapped Behind Wall of Mideast Containment Obama Trapped Behind Wall of Mideast Containment
Why the Obama administration's efforts to achieve a Middle East peace between the Israelis and Palestinians are inextricably linked to its efforts to bring Iran to heel.
Oct 7, 2009 / Feature / Ira Chernus
End the War End the War
This post was researched and co-written by Fernanda Diaz. (Click here to skip to a guide to antiwar protest activities this week.) The 9th year of the war in Afghanistan begins ...
Oct 7, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Time to Raise Pell! Time to Raise Pell!
Young people urge their Senators to support cutting wasteful subsidies to student loan companies, and to invest at least $40 billion in the Pell grant program.
Oct 7, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Thin Shangdu Thin Shangdu
The millipede of furious minds who concocts all steel sternumed glass, imagines the heart of what they make, all ruse & rooms of ruby ventricled chandeliers. Along the rear of this vertical frontier: tents & oil spilt ponds, a jungle of bloomers hangs on tiers of stocking string. An opera singer, once in tiger's masque, keens which echoes deep in the well of his welder's mask. A young boy dreams of mums.
Oct 7, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Cathy Park Hong
Russian Journalists Still Under Threat Russian Journalists Still Under Threat
Three years after the assassination of Russian journalist Anna Politikovskaya, impunity reigns.
Oct 7, 2009 / Feature / Adam Federman
But How Does the GOP Win With 1 Percent of the Vote? But How Does the GOP Win With 1 Percent of the Vote?
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann maintains one of the largest press operations in Congress. Her staff goes out of its way to "place" the Republican firebrand on television...
Oct 7, 2009 / John Nichols
Will Obama Cave to McChrystal? Will Obama Cave to McChrystal?
President Obama didn't make encouraging noises on Afghanistan yesterday, at least not if you're looking for the president to reverse course and step out of the quagmire. In his me...
Oct 7, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
A War of Absurdity A War of Absurdity
There is no indication that any of the contending forces in Afghanistan, including the Taliban, are interested in bringing Al Qaeda back.
Oct 7, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Right’s Hate Doesn’t Equate The Right’s Hate Doesn’t Equate
The Nation's Ari Melber debates Meghan McCain over the nature of right-wing extremism versus the criticism leveled at President Bush by the "so-called liberal media."
Oct 6, 2009 / The Joy Behar Show
Young Activists Gear Up for the Green Fight Young Activists Gear Up for the Green Fight
In eleven summits scattered throughout the country, young people will gather to show their support for a "clean, bold, and just energy bill."
Oct 6, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation