Why Is There No Massive Antiwar Movement in America? Why Is There No Massive Antiwar Movement in America?
Sometimes, serving your country means standing up against it.
Feb 3, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
How Did Argentina’s Alberto Nisman Really Die? How Did Argentina’s Alberto Nisman Really Die?
The apparent murder of an Argentine prosecutor raises more questions than it answers.
Feb 3, 2015 / Greg Grandin
7 Reasons Why America’s Wars Aren’t Ending Anytime Soon 7 Reasons Why America’s Wars Aren’t Ending Anytime Soon
How never-ending war became—and will stay—the new normal.
Feb 2, 2015 / William J. Astore
The Marshall Islands Versus the World’s Nuclear Weapons States The Marshall Islands Versus the World’s Nuclear Weapons States
The historic US nuclear testing site is taking its case for disarmament to the International Court of Justice.
Jan 26, 2015 / Peter Weiss
3 Minutes Until We All Die 3 Minutes Until We All Die
The scientists at the Doomsday Clock say that failed political leadership on climate change and nuclear weapons endangers “every person on earth.”
Jan 23, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard
US Special Operations Forces Are in More Countries Than You Can Imagine US Special Operations Forces Are in More Countries Than You Can Imagine
What do you know about the special forces carrying out a secret war in more than half the nations on the planet?
Jan 20, 2015 / Nick Turse
It’s 1983 All Over Again in Ukraine It’s 1983 All Over Again in Ukraine
The Nation's Stephen Cohen tells John Batchelor why the latest violence in Ukraine reminds him of the early eighties.
Jan 15, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Iraq War Strategy 3.0: If You Can’t Win, At Least Make Money The Iraq War Strategy 3.0: If You Can’t Win, At Least Make Money
Iraqis have a saying: “The rug is never sold”—meaning that there’s always more money to be made from any transaction. American defense contractors would agree.
Jan 15, 2015 / Peter Van Buren
Theater of the Absurd Theater of the Absurd
In the wake of the Paris attacks, moral idiots play their predictable roles.
Jan 14, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
Paris Attacks Will Bolster the Right-Wing Front National Paris Attacks Will Bolster the Right-Wing Front National
The sad irony of terrorism is that it sparks a backlash against the very groups it seeks to champion.
Jan 14, 2015 / Column / Gary Younge