Guantánamo, Exception or Rule? Guantánamo, Exception or Rule?
Despite all the focus on Guantánamo, a great many of America’s domestic prisons also routinely abuse inmates and in actual practice are often beyond the rule of law.
Nov 8, 2010 / Chase Madar
Midterm Election Results a Setback for Peace Midterm Election Results a Setback for Peace
Democrats collaborated with Republicans in keeping Afghanistan and Iraq out of the election debate. Why? Because they've become Obama's wars.
Nov 4, 2010 / Tom Hayden
Obama Must Acknowledge Iran’s Right to Enrich Obama Must Acknowledge Iran’s Right to Enrich
So far, the president hasn't declared that Iran has the right to enrich uranium, even as part of a final deal to settle the crisis over the Iranian nuclear program. It's time.
Nov 4, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Briefing: Jeremy Scahill on Obama’s Afghanistan Briefing: Jeremy Scahill on Obama’s Afghanistan
"The US has basically already lost the war in Afghanistan," says Jeremy Scahill, just back from two weeks reporting unembedded in that country.
Nov 1, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV
The New American Isolationism The New American Isolationism
The cost of turning away from war's horrific realities.
Nov 1, 2010 / William J. Astore
IAEA Ex-Inspector Says Iran Is Bungling Its Nuke Program IAEA Ex-Inspector Says Iran Is Bungling Its Nuke Program
Still hawkish, IAEA's Heinonen says Iran's centrifuges aren't working well and that Tehran will face enormous difficulty if it decides to refine its uranium to weapons-grade qualit...
Nov 1, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
War in Yemen: CIA to Get Control of Special Forces, Drones? War in Yemen: CIA to Get Control of Special Forces, Drones?
War in Iraq, war in Afghanistan, possible attack on Iran—oh, what the heck, why not Yemen, too?
Nov 1, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Time for a Cease-Fire Time for a Cease-Fire
Can talks with the Taliban end the war in Afghanistan? If Obama wants to find out, then he must halt combat operations, night raids and drone attacks.
Oct 27, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
WikiLeaks and War Spending WikiLeaks and War Spending
That big sucking sound you don't hear? That's the war—spending that's getting away with murder.
Oct 27, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Woman to Woman in Afghanistan Woman to Woman in Afghanistan
Female Engagement Teams join the counterinsurgency.