No, the Demolition of the Berlin Wall Was Not the End of Socialism No, the Demolition of the Berlin Wall Was Not the End of Socialism
“Socialism is inseparable from democracy,” The Nation wrote in its 1989 editorial.
Nov 10, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
Why the Pentagon’s Third Iraq War Is Falling Apart Why the Pentagon’s Third Iraq War Is Falling Apart
Four months into Iraq War 3.0, the cracks are showing—on the battlefield and in Washington.
Nov 10, 2014 / Peter Van Buren
Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now? Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now?
With a US-trained military officer now running Burkina Faso, will Washington press for a democratic transition or legitimize a military coup?
Nov 7, 2014 / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Is Eastern Ukraine Becoming a People’s Republic or Puppet State? Is Eastern Ukraine Becoming a People’s Republic or Puppet State?
Some reform-minded leaders in the Donetsk People's Republic want to create a socially oriented alternative to the oligarch-led government in Kiev—but will the Kremlin let...
Nov 7, 2014 / Alec Luhn
Secession Fever Grows in Catalonia Secession Fever Grows in Catalonia
Barcelona and Madrid, which once made common cause against Franco, have ceased to understand each other.
Nov 7, 2014 / Monika Zgustova
Who Is the Donetsk People’s Republic’s New Leader? Who Is the Donetsk People’s Republic’s New Leader?
The Kremlin is not in complete control of the Donbass.
Nov 5, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Jerusalem’s Palestinian Neighborhoods Are Under Economic Siege Jerusalem’s Palestinian Neighborhoods Are Under Economic Siege
Palestinians in East Jerusalem face not just a wall but a welfare system designed to impoverish and ultimately remove them.
Nov 4, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Is the Justice Department Shielding an Anti-Iran Smear Campaign? Is the Justice Department Shielding an Anti-Iran Smear Campaign?
An anti-Iran group is accused in court of peddling false information anew while enjoying protection from the Obama Justice Department.
Nov 4, 2014 / Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton
Why Washington Continues to Beat the War and Disease Drums Why Washington Continues to Beat the War and Disease Drums
Escalation is now a structural fact embedded in the war in the Middle East and the Ebola crisis here at home.
Nov 4, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Interview With Noam Chomsky on the Crisis in Central America and Mexico Interview With Noam Chomsky on the Crisis in Central America and Mexico
Chomsky discusses the past, present and future of Latin American politics.
Oct 31, 2014 / Greg Grandin