Karzai Seeks Deal with Taliban Karzai Seeks Deal with Taliban
Next week, Karzai visits Washington. The president of Afghanistan knows that wars end with peace talks. Does the president of the United States know that?
May 6, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obey: Tired of “Begging Blue Dogs To Do What They Ought To Do By Rote” Obey: Tired of “Begging Blue Dogs To Do What They Ought To Do By Rote”
The powerful appropriations committee chair announces he will retire and expresses frustration not just with Republicans but with cautious Democrats.
May 6, 2010 / John Nichols
Erik Prince Says His Enemies Are al Qaeda, Taliban and ‘Noisy Leftists’ Erik Prince Says His Enemies Are al Qaeda, Taliban and ‘Noisy Leftists’
Blackwater's owner called his critics 'tapeworms' and did his best to sound like a member of the Tea Party.
May 6, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
Airwaves for the People Airwaves for the People
The FCC must ensure Big Telecom cannot manipulate what we can access on the web for their own profits.
May 6, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cleaning up BP’s Mess Cleaning up BP’s Mess
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could ultimately rank as one of the worst ecological disasters in US history. Here's how to help.
May 5, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
‘Shocker’ in Laura Bush Memoir No Big Deal For Texas Journos ‘Shocker’ in Laura Bush Memoir No Big Deal For Texas Journos
The former First Lady, as a teen, ran a stop sign and caused a fatal car crash. In her new memoir she talks about it at last, but it's pretty ho-hum (like the rest of t...
May 5, 2010 / Morgan Ashenfelter
Amy Goodman, Colleagues Sue Minneapolis Police, Secret Service Over Abuse at RNC Amy Goodman, Colleagues Sue Minneapolis Police, Secret Service Over Abuse at RNC
Three Democracy Now! journalists were assaulted and arrested while covering protests at the RNC. Now they are fighting back.
May 5, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
Tehran’s Coup in Iraq, Part III Tehran’s Coup in Iraq, Part III
Iran is tightening its grip in Baghdad, and once again there’s talk of violence.
May 5, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Nation Goes Open Source The Nation Goes Open Source
Beyond the practical benefits, going open source was a political act for The Nation.
May 5, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Fearing Fear Itself Fearing Fear Itself
If the worst we get is a guy who tries to explode his underwear and another guy who builds a bomb that doesn't blow up in New York City, we're in good shape.
May 5, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss