Free Ling and Lee Free Ling and Lee
Last April I wrote about the cases of two reporters for San Francisco-based Current TV, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, charged with trespassing in North Korea. They were arrested on Mar...
Jun 9, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Confronting the CIA’s Mind Maze Confronting the CIA’s Mind Maze
With the departure of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney from Washington and the arrival of Barack Obama, it may just be back to the future when it comes to torture policy.
Jun 9, 2009 / Feature / Alfred W. McCoy
Obama in Cairo: Where Are the Arab Views? Obama in Cairo: Where Are the Arab Views?
Nation contributor Laura Flanders debates the merits of President Obama's speech directed at the Muslim world.
Jun 9, 2009 / The Ed Show
Ahmadinejad’s Red Tide Ahmadinejad’s Red Tide
On Monday I wrote about Iran's Green Wave, in support of reformist MirHossein Mousavi. Today I am writing about the Red Tide. That's thered-armband-wearing, virtual fascist moveme...
Jun 9, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
‘Senator Schakowsky’ Is Not to Be ‘Senator Schakowsky’ Is Not to Be
Jan Schakowsky should be a U.S. Senator. The chamber desperately needs more progressives with track records of opposing the war in Iraq, the Patriot Act, misguided trade policies...
Jun 9, 2009 / John Nichols
Brits Launch Web Campaign Protesting Election of Far-Right Party Brits Launch Web Campaign Protesting Election of Far-Right Party
The far-right British National Party won its first seats to the European Parliament Monday, revealing a troubling shift in British politics, and in an unusual bout of post-election...
Jun 8, 2009 / Ari Melber
Online Loan Lobby vs. Indebted Americans Online Loan Lobby vs. Indebted Americans
The Online Lenders Association tries to whitewash the realities being faced by Americans deeply in debt due to 'payday' loans.
Jun 8, 2009 / American News Project
This Week On The Hill This Week On The Hill
A preview from Greg Kaufmann: The Administration has had a far tougher time passing the $96 billion war supplemental than anyone anticipated. At play is opposition to escalation,...
Jun 8, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Saluting Roger Federer Saluting Roger Federer
In case you were too busy watching the Sunday morning news shows, Roger Federer won the French Open yesterday, tying Pete Sampras' record of fourteen career grand slams and solidif...
Jun 8, 2009 / Eyal Press
Iran’s Green Wave Iran’s Green Wave
There's electricity in the air in Tehran. Beneath the snow-capped peaksthat tower over the city, crowds gather every night to argue in the streets. Campaign posters touting candi...
Jun 8, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss