Will Exploitative Corporate Practices Go the Way of South African Apartheid? Will Exploitative Corporate Practices Go the Way of South African Apartheid?
The year was 1986. Yale University President Bart Giamatti was on his way back to his office from a birthday lunch when he stumbled upon Mike Morand, a student leader of the anti-a...
Apr 22, 2011 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky
Ethan McCord: Incidents Like ‘Collateral Murder’ Happen Almost Daily in Iraq Ethan McCord: Incidents Like ‘Collateral Murder’ Happen Almost Daily in Iraq
Iraq War veteran Ethan McCord tells the story of the WikiLeaks "Collateral Murder" footage and how the incident made him certain that the US had no place fighting in the country.
Apr 22, 2011 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Kathryn Joyce on the Evangelical Adoption Movement Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Kathryn Joyce on the Evangelical Adoption Movement
Are Christians in the United States fueling an under-regulated international adoption industry?
Apr 21, 2011 / The Nation
The Evangelical Adoption Crusade The Evangelical Adoption Crusade
Declaring a global “orphan crisis,” US evangelicals ride to the rescue—with unintended results.
Apr 21, 2011 / Feature / Kathryn Joyce
China Rethinks Nuclear Power China Rethinks Nuclear Power
The world’s second-largest economy is emerging as a pacesetter in solar and wind technology.
Apr 21, 2011 / Feature / Lucia Green-Weiskel
Europe’s Rising Islamophobia Europe’s Rising Islamophobia
What makes it so lethal is that it has broad appeal—from the far left to the far right.
Apr 21, 2011 / Feature / Paul Hockenos
The Royal Wedding Is a Class Act The Royal Wedding Is a Class Act
The one thing I never thought I’d have to explain to Americans is why monarchy is a bad idea. Apparently, I’m wrong.
Apr 21, 2011 / Column / Gary Younge
Is the World Too Big to Fail? Is the World Too Big to Fail?
Support for democracy is the province of ideologists and propagandists. In the real world, elite dislike of democracy is the norm.
Apr 21, 2011 / Noam Chomsky
US Lack of Investment Is Destabilizing the World US Lack of Investment Is Destabilizing the World
Here in the US all we seem to hear about is deficits and debt. Yet even the countries that hold a lot of our debt are concerned for our lack of investment at home.
Apr 20, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Video: Revisiting Chernobyl’s Nuclear Dead Zone Video: Revisiting Chernobyl’s Nuclear Dead Zone
On April 26, 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine exploded, precipitating the worst nuclear disaster in history. Now, on the twenty fifth anniversar...
Apr 20, 2011 / On The Earth Productions and The Nation