Petraeus Faints: Wonder Why? Petraeus Faints: Wonder Why?
General Petraeus keeled over at today's Senate hearing on Afghanistan. Was it the London School of Economics that did him in?
Jun 15, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Trillion-Dollar War Trillion-Dollar War
The war in Afghanistan might cost the United States a trillion dollars. Now we find out that it's worth it: Afghanistan has a trillion dollars worth of mineral wealth under it...
Jun 15, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Is Blackwater’s Erik Prince Moving to the United Arab Emirates? Is Blackwater’s Erik Prince Moving to the United Arab Emirates?
With Blackwater's top deputies indicted on federal charges and the company up for sale, rumors are swirling that Prince is preparing to bolt to a country with no extradition treaty...
Jun 15, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
Exceptional Women in Publishing 2010 Exceptional Women in Publishing 2010
My remarks on receiving the EWIP award.
Jun 15, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Smart Pressure on Obama to Do More for Middle East Peace Smart Pressure on Obama to Do More for Middle East Peace
It is not often that a candidate in a tight US Senate race says something significant about the Middle East peace process—or the lack of a process. Pennsylvania Democrat Joe ...
Jun 14, 2010 / John Nichols
This Week at TheNation.com This Week at TheNation.com
Our new video program. Plus: What progressives can learn from Arkansas, and a first-person perspective on the flotilla raid.
Jun 13, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Will the Billionaire Girls Club Conquer California? Will the Billionaire Girls Club Conquer California?
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman buys a Republican nomination for governor, while former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina buys the party's nod for US Senate. If you're a California Rep...
Jun 11, 2010 / John Nichols
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
On Joe Lieberman, Mickey Kaus in the Senate and the state of the corporate oligarchy.
Jun 11, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Carly Fiorina: Don’t Believe the Hype Carly Fiorina: Don’t Believe the Hype
Carly Fiorina claims to have created jobs and balanced budgets. That's about as truthful as BP's self-proclaimed environmental stewardship.
Jun 11, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Kandahar? Kandahar? What’s Kandahar? Kandahar? Kandahar? What’s Kandahar?
Marja was a flop, and now the United States is postponing its vaunted expedition into Kandahar, the offensive that the military said would be the decisive turning point in the war....
Jun 11, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss