Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Aug 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Paul Ryan Proposes a Return to George W. Bush’s Foreign Policy Paul Ryan Proposes a Return to George W. Bush’s Foreign Policy
Rep. Ryan talks a good game about cutting spending and protecting freedom. But he wants to increase military spending and expand government surveillance.
Aug 16, 2012 / Ben Adler
Why Did Ecuador Grant Asylum to Julian Assange? Why Did Ecuador Grant Asylum to Julian Assange?
Sweden’s refusal to provide assurance that it would not extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the United States was an important motivating factor.
Aug 16, 2012 / Kevin Gosztola
The Geopolitics of Asylum The Geopolitics of Asylum
Ecuador’s refusal to turn Assange over to the British threatens more turmoil between the US and newly independent Latin America.
Aug 16, 2012 / Tom Hayden
How Not to Reconstruct Iraq, Afghanistan—or America How Not to Reconstruct Iraq, Afghanistan—or America
A guide to disaster at home and abroad.
Aug 16, 2012 / Peter Van Buren
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: On the Ground in Syria Sharif Abdel Kouddous: On the Ground in Syria
A glimpse into Zabadani, a Syrian town under seige.
Aug 14, 2012 / Press Room
Regime Change in Syria: Part II Regime Change in Syria: Part II
Who died and made America boss?
Aug 14, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Impunity at Home, Rendition Abroad Impunity at Home, Rendition Abroad
How two administrations and both parties made illegality the American way of life.
Aug 14, 2012 / Alfred W. McCoy
Quebec Students Vote on Whether to Continue Strike Quebec Students Vote on Whether to Continue Strike
Students’ enthusiasm for the strike might be wavering only a few months ahead of provincial elections.
Aug 14, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Attacks on Chile’s Indigenous Peoples Thwart Efforts at Land Reparations Attacks on Chile’s Indigenous Peoples Thwart Efforts at Land Reparations
The indigenous Mapuche people have been trying to reclaim their ancestral lands for the past ten years, but Chilean authorities have only reacted with force.
Aug 13, 2012 / Brittany Peterson