Letter From Kabul Letter From Kabul
A trip to Afghanistan reveals the extent of Washington's disconnect from the reality on the ground.
Dec 4, 2009 / Feature / Michael Shank
Blackwater’s Secret War Against Al Qaeda Blackwater’s Secret War Against Al Qaeda
Jeremy Scahill discusses Blackwater founder Erik Prince's secret involvement with CIA actions against Al Qaeda.
Dec 4, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Obama Announces Afghanistan Escalation Obama Announces Afghanistan Escalation
The expediency of Obama's Afghanistan decision was transparent. Satisfy the generals by sending 30,000 more troops. Satisfy the public with a timeline for beginning withdrawals of ...
Dec 2, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
A Time Beyond Dreams: South Africa After Mandela A Time Beyond Dreams: South Africa After Mandela
Nelson Mandela was a patriarch, Thabo Mbeki a princeling. Jacob Zuma, South Africa's new president, is purely a politician.
Nov 24, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Rice
The New Inquisition The New Inquisition
Alarmist tracts about immigration in Europe are debates about Muslims--not with them.
Nov 24, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
Novelist From Another Planet: On Horacio Castellanos Moya Novelist From Another Planet: On Horacio Castellanos Moya
Horacio Castellanos Moya has turned anxiety into an art form and put El Salvador on the literary map.
Nov 24, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Wimmer
The Secret US War in Pakistan The Secret US War in Pakistan
Inside sources reveal that the firm works with the US military in Karachi to plan targeted assassinations and drone bombings, among other sensitive counterterrorism operations.
Nov 23, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
A Conversation About Cuba and Castro A Conversation About Cuba and Castro
Cuban novelist José Manuel Prieto and Nation contributor Daniel Wilkinson discuss the consequences of his country's revolution.
Nov 23, 2009 / The Nation Video
Travels by Taxi: Reflections on Cuba Travels by Taxi: Reflections on Cuba
A Cuban novelist reflects on the consequences of his country's revolution.
Nov 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / José Manuel Prieto
The UK’s Climate Rebels The UK’s Climate Rebels
Some of the best activism is happening in Britain—but in policy terms, payoff has been slight.
Nov 19, 2009 / Feature / Maria Margaronis