Now That the Olympics Are Over, Is Sochi Screwed? Now That the Olympics Are Over, Is Sochi Screwed?
The environmental legacy of the Sochi Games includes habitat destruction, polluted waterways and razed forests.
Feb 25, 2014 / Alec Luhn
Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough? Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough?
The cuts ought to be seen as only a down payment on the level of defense spending reductions that are really needed.
Feb 25, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Syria, Russia and What Can Be Done: Some Questions for Bob Dreyfuss Syria, Russia and What Can Be Done: Some Questions for Bob Dreyfuss
There is nothing progressive about defending Russia’s role in Syria, no matter how one packages it.
Feb 24, 2014 / Danny Postel
20 Years Ago, an Army Veteran Reported a Sexual Assault. She’s Still Waiting for Justice. 20 Years Ago, an Army Veteran Reported a Sexual Assault. She’s Still Waiting for Justice.
Congress continues to debate changes to the military justice system after decades of scandals, investigatory panels and trials have failed to stem the sexual assault epidemic. ...
Feb 24, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Stephen Cohen: Western Recklessness Could Spark ‘a New Cold War Divide’ in Ukraine Stephen Cohen: Western Recklessness Could Spark ‘a New Cold War Divide’ in Ukraine
The Nation’s Stephen Cohen warns that America’s rush to pick sides in Ukraine will likely lead to a new ‘Cold War divide.’
Feb 24, 2014 / Press Room
The US and Russia Must Work Together on Ukraine The US and Russia Must Work Together on Ukraine
It’s no time for a White House victory dance.
Feb 24, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
#LaSalida? Venezuela at a Crossroads #LaSalida? Venezuela at a Crossroads
The protests this week have far more to do with returning economic and political elites to power than with their downfall.
Feb 22, 2014 / George Ciccariello-Maher
Crisis in Kiev: The Way Out Crisis in Kiev: The Way Out
The United States has little leverage, but at the least it can let Moscow know it doesn”t want chaos in Kiev.
Feb 21, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Pro-Israel Freakout The Pro-Israel Freakout
Censorship at Jewish museums and a crude new anti–J Street documentary suggest a pro-Israel establishment in a panic.
Feb 21, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
The Battle for Kiev The Battle for Kiev
All parties involved share responsibility for the failure of negotiations and the escalation of violence in Ukraine.
Feb 21, 2014 / Nicolai N. Petro