This Week: What’s Next for Occupy? PLUS: A Jailed Journalist in Yemen This Week: What’s Next for Occupy? PLUS: A Jailed Journalist in Yemen
This week, a special forum on what's next for the Occupy movement. Plus, Jeremy Scahill reports on the case of a jailed Yemeni journalist, and we welcome guest-blogger Bryce Covert...
Mar 17, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Jeffrey Sachs: Population Controller? (VIDEO) Jeffrey Sachs: Population Controller? (VIDEO)
Jeff Sachs, who promises he’d lead the World Bank to a new era, proposes more of the same—plus population control. That’s taking us to a new era of Malthus.
Mar 16, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/14/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/14/12)
Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Mar 15, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Time to Get Out of Afghanistan Time to Get Out of Afghanistan
The mutual resentment between the Afghan people and the US military has broken out in the open.
Mar 14, 2012 / The Editors
David Grossman Speaks Out Against War With Iran David Grossman Speaks Out Against War With Iran
Addressing the issue publicly for the first time, Israel’s leading novelist says an attack would set in motion a “nightmare."
Mar 14, 2012 / Larry Derfner
Students Hold Vigil for 16 People Shot by US Soldier in Afghanistan Students Hold Vigil for 16 People Shot by US Soldier in Afghanistan
The candlelight vigil, which was organized by the UC Berkeley Afghan Student Association, was one of many held worldwide.
Mar 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Weiru Fang
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