Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen? Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen?
After supporters protested his “sham” trial, Abdulelah Haider Shaye would have been pardoned. Then Obama intervened.
Mar 13, 2012 / Jeremy Scahill
Our New ‘Tough Oil’ World Our New ‘Tough Oil’ World
Why twenty-first century oil will break the bank—and the planet.
Mar 13, 2012 / Michael T. Klare
Sergeant Massacre Sergeant Massacre
Obama is considering a quicker pullout, and it looks like Santorum and Gingrich agree.
Mar 13, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
War as the President’s Private Preserve War as the President’s Private Preserve
Obama breaks new ground when it comes to war with Iran.
Mar 12, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Afghanistan’s Haditha: An Atrocity to End the War Afghanistan’s Haditha: An Atrocity to End the War
Burning babies—yes, it has come to this.
Mar 12, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
We Take Care of Right-Wing Nonsense about Bruce… We Take Care of Right-Wing Nonsense about Bruce…
Eric Alterman talks the blues and Cold War literature and Reed Richardson assesses our politics through Bruce Springsteen.
Mar 8, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Russia After the Election Russia After the Election
The opposition movement must be reconstructed anew, from the bottom and from the left.
Mar 8, 2012 / Boris Kagarlitsky
From Nation Interns: The Week’s Top Stories (3/7/12) From Nation Interns: The Week’s Top Stories (3/7/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Mar 8, 2012 / The Nation
America’s Failed (Bi-Partisan) Russia Policy America’s Failed (Bi-Partisan) Russia Policy
Twenty years after the end of the Soviet Union, the relationship features more elements of cold-war conflict than of stable cooperation.
Mar 8, 2012 / Stephen F. Cohen
Washington’s Nightmare in Afghanistan Washington’s Nightmare in Afghanistan
Why Afghan history is a sobering antidote to the relentless optimism of the American military.
Mar 8, 2012 / Ann Jones