Great War: The View From America at the Start of World War I Great War: The View From America at the Start of World War I
The Nation recognized that US isolation would be tested as never before, but didn’t even consider intervention as a possibility.
Aug 5, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
Circular Debate: Special Israel/Palestine Edition Circular Debate: Special Israel/Palestine Edition
Debates about Israel’s war in Gaza tend to follow a predictable pattern.
Aug 5, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
Does Donetsk Have a Future in the New Ukraine? Does Donetsk Have a Future in the New Ukraine?
Can a region betrayed once by the USSR and again by Ukraine find stability in autonomy?
Aug 1, 2014 / Lewis Siegelbaum
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
Thousands of Displaced Gazans Flee to UN Shelters, Only to Face Deadly Assaults Thousands of Displaced Gazans Flee to UN Shelters, Only to Face Deadly Assaults
At least six shelters have been hit since the conflict began, killing dozens of civilians.
Jul 31, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
‘Gross Cruelty and Fraud’ in the Gulf of Tonkin: A Brief History ‘Gross Cruelty and Fraud’ in the Gulf of Tonkin: A Brief History
The quagmire of the Vietnam War was built on a “queasy foundation of fact and myth.”
Jul 31, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
Why Is Washington Risking War With Russia? Why Is Washington Risking War With Russia?
Kiev’s siege of the Donbass, supported by the Obama administration, is escalating an already perilous crisis.
Jul 30, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen F. Cohen
At Least My Hospital Isn’t Being Bombed At Least My Hospital Isn’t Being Bombed
In what kind of world is the place where the sick go to heal a military target?
Jul 30, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’? Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’?
Has the romanticization of American history allowed the resurgence of discriminatory practices in recent episodes of crisis?
Jul 30, 2014 / Erin Corbett and Back Issues
In Our Orbit: A Tolerance for Ambiguity In Our Orbit: A Tolerance for Ambiguity
In The Good Spy, Kai Bird documents the life of CIA agent Robert Ames, a sincere and unlikely mediator in the Middle East.
Jul 29, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Cecilia D’Anastasio