Tony Kushner Denied Honors Over Palestine Tony Kushner Denied Honors Over Palestine
This week, the news hit that Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, perhaps best known for his Angels in America, was being blocked from receiving an honorary degree from ...
May 5, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
US Officials: Now It’s Time to End the War US Officials: Now It’s Time to End the War
The Obama administration suggests bin Laden's death could accelerate peace talks with the Taliban.
May 4, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Qaddafi Is Not Osama bin Laden Qaddafi Is Not Osama bin Laden
The bombing of the Qaddafi compound is outrageous and unacceptable, besides being illegal.
May 2, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
A Day With Malalai Joya A Day With Malalai Joya
A revolutionary young Afghan woman against the Taliban, the warlords and NATO.
Apr 14, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Richard Cohen Trots Out Holocaust Over Libya Richard Cohen Trots Out Holocaust Over Libya
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen responds to The Nation's editorial stance on Libya by referencing the Holocaust.
Mar 29, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
What Obama Should Say Tonight About Libya What Obama Should Say Tonight About Libya
Obama should tell Americans: "I have come before you tonight to admit that I have erred in intervening in Libya."
Mar 28, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Doesn’t Need a Foreign Policy Doctrine Obama Doesn’t Need a Foreign Policy Doctrine
The uprisings in the Arab world are too complex to be reduced to a one-size-fits-all doctrine.
Mar 24, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Haiti Abstains Haiti Abstains
No matter who is declared the winner, the country's March 20 elections represent a defeat for Haitian democracy.
Mar 22, 2011 / Dan Coughlin
Obama Holds Up Latin America as a Model for the Middle East—If Only Obama Holds Up Latin America as a Model for the Middle East—If Only
Obama, in Chile, celebrates Latin American democracy while telling Chileans to not cling to the past.
Mar 22, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin
NPR Predicts Warm Welcome for Obama in Brazil, Facts to Follow NPR Predicts Warm Welcome for Obama in Brazil, Facts to Follow
NPR's Pravda-like headline tells the story before it actually happened.
Mar 19, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin