Were Those Aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 the First Victims of ‘the New Cold War’? Were Those Aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 the First Victims of ‘the New Cold War’?
And is the mainstream media doing enough to contextualize the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine?
Jul 18, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Report: ‘The Nation’ Leads a Trip to Cuba Report: ‘The Nation’ Leads a Trip to Cuba
Anna Theofilopoulou details what she discovered about Cuba’s developments in healthcare, the economy and social practices. The separation between Cuba and the United States i...
Jul 18, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Do ‘Reform Conservatives’ Have Any Foreign Policy Ideas? Do ‘Reform Conservatives’ Have Any Foreign Policy Ideas?
So far, the answer is no, they don’t. Except their fallback position, the old neocon catechism.
Jul 18, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
US Hawks Would Love to Wreck the Iran Talks—but They Won’t US Hawks Would Love to Wreck the Iran Talks—but They Won’t
President Obama wants a six-month extension of the negotiations, and so do the Iranians. They’ll get it.
Jul 17, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The War on Gaza and the Cycle of Impunity The War on Gaza and the Cycle of Impunity
If Israel is not brought to justice, it will commit the same crimes again and again.
Jul 16, 2014 / Editorial / The Editors
Kiev’s Atrocities and the Silence of the Hawks Kiev’s Atrocities and the Silence of the Hawks
We may honorably disagree about how to resolve the crisis—but not about deeds that are rising to the level of war crimes.
Jul 15, 2014 / Feature / Stephen F. Cohen
How the Anti-Iran Lobby Machine Dominates Capitol Hill How the Anti-Iran Lobby Machine Dominates Capitol Hill
Neocon think tanks get millions from wealthy donors, which they use to game the system, buy influence—and push for regime change.
Jul 15, 2014 / Feature / Eli Clifton and Ali Gharib
Netanyahu’s Bankrupt Strategy Netanyahu’s Bankrupt Strategy
By demonizing the Palestinian leadership, the Israeli prime minister raised expectations for a decisive victory and opened the door for attacks from the right.
Jul 15, 2014 / Noam Sheizaf
66 Percent of Americans Now Live in a Constitution-Free Zone 66 Percent of Americans Now Live in a Constitution-Free Zone
Thanks to the militarization and expansion of the “border” region, 197 million Americans now live within the jurisdiction of US Customs and Border Patrol.
Jul 15, 2014 / Todd Miller
Iran-Saudi Deal Is Crucial to Resolve Iraq-Syria Civil War Iran-Saudi Deal Is Crucial to Resolve Iraq-Syria Civil War
The Saudis, who back the Sunni side in the region’s Sunni-Shiite proxy war, have no use for ISIS.
Jul 14, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss