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September 22, 2016
America Has Gotten So Absurd That We Are Seriously Considering Electing a Walking Ponzi Scheme as President
Welcome to the United States, where war, nukes, and birther conspiracy theories reign supreme.
Tom Engelhardt
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September 21, 2016
Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Speak Out Against US and Russian Policy
They say the two powers have been working to co-opt the Syrian liberation struggle under the rubric of the “war against terror.”
Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Against US and Russian Policies in Syria
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September 21, 2016
Who Is Making American Foreign Policy—the President or the War Party?
The US military attack on the Syrian army gravely endangers Obama’s proposed détente with Putin in Syria and elsewhere.
Stephen F. Cohen
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September 21, 2016
Orlando Letelier Was a True Patriot
Even from exile, he continued to fight for his fellow Chileans.
Susan George
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September 21, 2016
40 Years Ago, This Chilean Exile Warned Us About the Shock Doctrine. Then He Was Assassinated.
Orlando Letelier’s 1976 Nation essay is still essential reading.
Naomi Klein
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September 21, 2016
Washington Knew Pinochet Ordered an Act of Terrorism on US Soil—but Did Nothing About It
Obama now has an opportunity to commemorate his victims by releasing the still-secret documents that hold the Chilean dictator accountable.
Peter Kornbluh
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September 21, 2016
How Middle-Class Chileans Contributed to the Overthrow of Salvador Allende
American intervention was one factor leading to the Chilean coup—but unrest on the part of middle-class Chileans was another.
Walden Bello
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September 20, 2016
Ban Ki-moon Reflects on the Successes and Frustrations of His 10 Years as UN Secretary General
In his decade in office, Ban never overcame his aloof image. But in many ways he modernized the United Nations, and pushed it to confront its deepest challenges.
Barbara Crossette
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September 20, 2016
Edward Snowden Is the Perfect Candidate for a Presidential Pardon
It is time to act. A pardon would recognize the public service that Snowden provided, without undermining the rule of law.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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September 19, 2016
The Syrian Truce and Obama’s Exit Strategy
Without an agreement for Assad to step down and allow a transition toward a pluralist government, no cease-fire stands a chance.
Gilbert Achcar