Congress Should Mark Anniversary of the ‘War on Terror’ by Deauthorizing It Congress Should Mark Anniversary of the ‘War on Terror’ by Deauthorizing It
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, the lone vote against authorizing the perpetual “war on terror,” is leading an effort to repeal it.
Sep 11, 2011 / John Nichols
The Rites and Rights of Citizenship The Rites and Rights of Citizenship
On Tuesday, ten years after I got my green card and ten years into the war on terror, I became a citizen of the United States. Why I did it.
Sep 9, 2011 / Moustafa Bayoumi
White House vs. Military Over the Iraq Endgame White House vs. Military Over the Iraq Endgame
The neocons, with strong support in Congress and the Pentagon, are fighting a rear-guard battle to extend a major US troop presence beyond this year. Can the peace movement head th...
Sep 8, 2011 / Tom Hayden
Will Obama Withdraw All but 3,000 Troops From Iraq by 2012? Will Obama Withdraw All but 3,000 Troops From Iraq by 2012?
Count me pleased, if not thrilled, by the scuttlebutt that President Obama plans to withdraw all but 3,000 troops from Iraq by the end of the year.
Sep 8, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Blowback in Somalia Blowback in Somalia
How US proxy wars helped create a militant Islamist threat.
Sep 7, 2011 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Slide Show: Washington’s Proxy Wars in Somalia Slide Show: Washington’s Proxy Wars in Somalia
The Shabab, the militant Islamist group with close ties to Al Qaeda, announced a “tactical retreat” from Mogadishu in August. But that doesn’t mean that peace has…
Sep 7, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Ten Years After 9/11 Ten Years After 9/11
Selections from The Nation's archives illuminate the ten years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the way the US response has damaged more than it has healed.
Sep 6, 2011 / The Nation
A Break in the US-Iran Logjam? A Break in the US-Iran Logjam?
Tehran raises the possibility of a deal over its nuclear program.
Sep 6, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Years Since 9/11: A Lost Decade The Years Since 9/11: A Lost Decade
In the aftermath of that terrible day, we had a chance to build our politics around social solidarity. Instead, George W. Bush led the charge to a politics of fear.
Aug 31, 2011 / The Editors
Three Questions on Obama’s Great Libyan Adventure Three Questions on Obama’s Great Libyan Adventure
Did NATO help Al Qaeda allies win Tripoli?
Aug 31, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss