Will There Ever Be Justice for Syria’s Rape Survivors? Will There Ever Be Justice for Syria’s Rape Survivors?
We don’t know where sexualized violence falls in the terrible hierarchy of damage from this conflict, but we know it’s happening—and it’s important to gathe...
May 14, 2014 / Lauren Wolfe
Judicial Nominee in Limbo After Senators Demand Secret Drone Memos Judicial Nominee in Limbo After Senators Demand Secret Drone Memos
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle want to see an Obama nominee’s legal analyses on targeted strikes before they vote.
May 13, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Ukraine Needs Russia and the West Ukraine Needs Russia and the West
The first step is a return to common sense about basic reality: Ukraine is and has been a deeply divided country.
May 13, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why South Africans Keep Voting for the ANC Why South Africans Keep Voting for the ANC
Despite major dissatisfaction amongst voters and opposition from fledgling alternative parties, the ruling African National Congress won by a landslide.
May 13, 2014 / Mara Kardas-Nelson and Benjamin Fogel
Could a Hindu Extremist Become India’s Next Prime Minister? Could a Hindu Extremist Become India’s Next Prime Minister?
Narendra Modi’s role in the horrific 2002 anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat has never been properly investigated, but now a timely new study is raising the right questions.
May 13, 2014 / Zahir Janmohamed
The Nixon Library Needs a New Director, Now The Nixon Library Needs a New Director, Now
Nixon loyalists and family members should not be allowed to block the appointment of a new director.
May 13, 2014 / Jon Wiener
I Almost Blew Off Edward Snowden—and the Largest National Security Leak in a Generation I Almost Blew Off Edward Snowden—and the Largest National Security Leak in a Generation
The NSA leaker indisputably proved all that the US government had done to destroy the privacy of Americans and people around the world.
May 13, 2014 / Glenn Greenwald
Stephen Cohen: Is the US Applauding War Crimes in Ukraine? Stephen Cohen: Is the US Applauding War Crimes in Ukraine?
Nation contributing editor Stephen Cohen appears on Democracy Now to discuss the frightening implications of US support for the ruling government in Kiev.
May 12, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
The True Costs of Remote Control War The True Costs of Remote Control War
Imagine if drone wars had a human face all the time so that we could understand what it was like to live constantly with the specter of death.
May 12, 2014 / Pratap Chatterjee
As Iran and the P5+1 Meet Again, Optimism Abounds As Iran and the P5+1 Meet Again, Optimism Abounds
Hardliners in Israel, in Iran and in Congress are in the minority, it seems.
May 12, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss