World

Guilty Until Proven Guilty Guilty Until Proven Guilty

How the "War on Terror" is threatening the presumption of innocence.

Nov 18, 2010 / Karen J. Greenberg

Time to Call It Torture Time to Call It Torture

The New York Times is finally calling it torture—when someone else has admitted to it.

Nov 18, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Briefing: Laurie Penny on the UK Student Protests Briefing: Laurie Penny on the UK Student Protests

"It's fair to smash up someone's future but not to smash up someone's lobby," says UK journalist Laurie Penny of the student protests in London last week.

Nov 18, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

After David Rohde’s Escape, a Taliban Feud

After David Rohde’s Escape, a Taliban Feud After David Rohde’s Escape, a Taliban Feud

Pakistan's ISI served as an arbiter in the Taliban dispute over the New York Times reporter's kidnapping.

Nov 17, 2010 / Feature / Aram Roston

Protest to Power in the Philippines Protest to Power in the Philippines

For years, Walden Bello fought the Marcos dictatorship. Now he's a member of Congress.

Nov 17, 2010 / Feature / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh

Off-Base America Off-Base America

As prospects dim in Iraq, the Pentagon digs in deeper around the Middle East.

Nov 17, 2010 / Nick Turse

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell—Anyone, Anywhere

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell—Anyone, Anywhere Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell—Anyone, Anywhere

Even proponents of repeal assume that DADT only interferes with the ability of gay servicemembers to serve openly, leaving them to conduct their private lives in, well, private. We...

Nov 16, 2010 / Daniel Redman and Ilona Turner

Congress Investigates: Is the Military Denying Medical Care to Soldiers? Congress Investigates: Is the Military Denying Medical Care to Soldiers?

Sergeant Chuck Luther seeks justice after his torture at the hands of the US military.

Nov 16, 2010 / Joshua Kors

Taliban Leader Mullah Omar: The US and NATO Are Being Defeated in Afghanistan Taliban Leader Mullah Omar: The US and NATO Are Being Defeated in Afghanistan

 In an address marking the start of the Muslim holiday, Aid-al-Adha, the reclusive Taliban leader declares, "The enemy is retreating and facing siege in all parts of the ...

Nov 15, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

North Korea’s Citizen Journalism North Korea’s Citizen Journalism

Rimjin-gang, the first magazine about North Korea written by North Koreans, aims to deepen Westerners' knowledge of the country with a new English-language anthology.

Nov 15, 2010 / Joanna Chiu

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