How to Deal with America’s Empire of Bases How to Deal with America’s Empire of Bases
As Congress and Obama wrangle over the cost of much-needed domestic expenditures, no one suggests that closing some of these unpopular, expensive imperial enclaves might be a good ...
Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Chalmers Johnson
Oswald Villard, the NAACP and The Nation Oswald Villard, the NAACP and The Nation
In 1909, when the founders of the NAACP needed help organizing their new civil rights group, they reached out to Oswald Garrison Villard, The Nation's future editor and owner.
Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Flint Kellogg
Susan B. Anthony: The Good Fanatic Susan B. Anthony: The Good Fanatic
She was a fanatic but "a good fanatic" in the fight for women's freedom.
Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Freda Kirchwey
Alex Sanchez Denied Bail Alex Sanchez Denied Bail
A federal magistrate denied Alex Sanchez bail in his gang conspiracy trial, but the prosecution entered a surprisingly "weak" case, according to defense counsel.
Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Refusing to Comply Refusing to Comply
The ongoing dissent that does exist in the US military, however fragmented and overlooked at the moment, should not be discounted.
Jul 1, 2009 / Feature / Dahr Jamail
Mr. Sanford’s Wild Ride Mr. Sanford’s Wild Ride
The rise and precipitous fall of the adulterous, anti-stimulus governor of South Carolina.
Jul 1, 2009 / Feature / Paul Wachter
The Trials of Benjamin Jealous The Trials of Benjamin Jealous
Can the NAACP's new president reform the 100-year-old civil rights organization? Does he want to?
Jul 1, 2009 / Feature / Ta-Nehisi Coates
Iran’s Green Wave Iran’s Green Wave
The clampdown on street protests can't disguise huge fissures among the elite.
Jul 1, 2009 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Democracy Derailed in Honduras Democracy Derailed in Honduras
The military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya has drawn strong condemnation from President Obama and the world. But will the US government offer its unconditional support f...
Jun 30, 2009 / Feature / Greg Grandin
Alex Sanchez’s Arrest Alex Sanchez’s Arrest
The indictment of Alex Sanchez, a revered gangbanger-turned-peacemaker, raises doubts about the LAPD and whether it should be released from a federal court order.
Jun 30, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden