The Building Blocks of War The Building Blocks of War
Media fearmongering, political grandstanding and everything else you need to launch a new military mission.
Sep 22, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
Why was Paul Krugman so Wrong? Why was Paul Krugman so Wrong?
There’s a frightening enthusiasm for war among pundits—and now the public seems ready to go along too.
Sep 10, 2014 / Editorial / William Greider
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Don’t Overstate the Threat ISIS Poses Katrina vanden Heuvel: Don’t Overstate the Threat ISIS Poses
The Nation’s editor appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources to discuss press coverage of ISIS and whether some members of the media are participating in war-mongering.
Sep 8, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Deep Pockets Deep Pockets
For parts of Iraq where our soldiers have died, The ISIS jihadists are serious contenders. So goes the resistance that Rumsfeld described As nothing but pockets of hopeless dead-enders.
Aug 27, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
China, America and a New Cold War in Africa? China, America and a New Cold War in Africa?
Is the conflict in South Sudan the opening salvo in the battle for a continent?
Jul 31, 2014 / Nick Turse
Making Dissent a Mental Illness Making Dissent a Mental Illness
On Bowe Bergdahl and conscientious objection
Jun 18, 2014 / Editorial / Zoë Carpenter
How to Forgive Your Torturer How to Forgive Your Torturer
Eric Lomax was captured and tortured by the Japanese during World War II. Forty years later, he tracked down the man responsible.
Jun 17, 2014 / Ariel Dorfman
Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent
New documents raise questions about the soldier's mental health.
Jun 12, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You
An Air Force veteran explains how we all got drafted into the American national security state.
Jun 12, 2014 / William J. Astore
Shinseki’s Resignation Doesn’t Change the VA’s Daunting Problems Shinseki’s Resignation Doesn’t Change the VA’s Daunting Problems
Politicians and the media must focus on the bigger picture: the crisis facing returning veterans and the current inability of the federal government to help them.
May 30, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick