Afghanistan: The Occupation, Part II Afghanistan: The Occupation, Part II
US gets nine bases, permission for 10,000 troops, not subject to Afghan law, needing no visas, and with ability to continue night raids.
Nov 21, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Will Obama Strike a Nuclear Deal With Iran? Will Obama Strike a Nuclear Deal With Iran?
It’s looking increasingly likely—but there’s reason to fear the White House will overplay its hand.
Nov 20, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Senators to Obama: Congress Must Vote Before Another Decade of War in Afghanistan Senators to Obama: Congress Must Vote Before Another Decade of War in Afghanistan
Senator Merkley wants President Obama to consult Congress before agreeing to another decade of war.
Nov 20, 2013 / George Zornick
Power Down Power Down
The humanitarian impulse has not vanished from US foreign policy. It has simply split into two camps.
Nov 19, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Thomas Meaney
Kennedy Week: JFK as Nuclear Savior and Liberal Icon Kennedy Week: JFK as Nuclear Savior and Liberal Icon
In the first in a series for the fiftieth anniversary of JFK’s death, this historian answers your questions.
Nov 19, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Wait—What are US Border Patrol Agents Doing in the Dominican Republic? Wait—What are US Border Patrol Agents Doing in the Dominican Republic?
For the US, “homeland security” is hardly limited to the homeland.
Nov 19, 2013 / Todd Miller
Crisis in US-Israel Relations Crisis in US-Israel Relations
Netanyahu risks everything in opposing a deal with Iran that is very likely going to happen, as early as tomorrow.
Nov 19, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
These Lawmakers Have a Plan to Rein In NSA Spying These Lawmakers Have a Plan to Rein In NSA Spying
And it’s a bipartisan effort.
Nov 19, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Russia in the Middle East Russia in the Middle East
More than ever, the US needs to work with Moscow on regional crises.
Nov 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Eight Decades of Hannah Arendt and Her Critics This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Eight Decades of Hannah Arendt and Her Critics
Arendt's life and work have been debated in our pages possibly more than those of any other twentieth-century philosopher.
Nov 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel