Slide Show: Hiroshima’s Aftermath: Lost Images of the First Atomic Bombing Slide Show: Hiroshima’s Aftermath: Lost Images of the First Atomic Bombing
This month marks the 66th anniversary of the first use of a nuclear weapon during wartime. But have we in this country ever understood the full consequences of its use? …
Aug 2, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
UN Action on Syria Likely UN Action on Syria Likely
Syria is not Libya, say the French, and the US can’t (and shouldn’t) do anything militarily.
Aug 2, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Is Libya’s Opposition Committing Suicide? Is Libya’s Opposition Committing Suicide?
As violence breaks out among different factions of the Libyan rebels, it’s time to broker a deal to end the war in Libya.
Aug 1, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Playing Ball With the Pentagon Playing Ball With the Pentagon
At Fenway Park, a look at the changing relationship between sports and the American military.
Jul 28, 2011 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Muslim Students Challenge Allen West’s Anti-Islamic Speaker on Capitol Hill Muslim Students Challenge Allen West’s Anti-Islamic Speaker on Capitol Hill
On Capitol Hill, Muslim students confront Islamophobia.
Jul 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Sean Savett
Oh! In Norway, It Was Right-Wing, Not Muslim, Terrorism! Oh! In Norway, It Was Right-Wing, Not Muslim, Terrorism!
Islam-bashing conservatives like Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller influenced the fanatic who terrorized Norway. The question now is—to what degree?
Jul 25, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Behind the CIA’s Secret Somalia Operations Behind the CIA’s Secret Somalia Operations
In a secret, underground prison in Mogadishu, Somalia, prisoners have no access to due process, international organizations or anyone from the outside world.
Jul 22, 2011 / Press Room
Behind the CIA’s Secret Somalia Operations Behind the CIA’s Secret Somalia Operations
In a secret, underground prison in Mogadishu, Somalia, prisoners have no access to due process, international organizations or anyone from the outside world.
Jul 22, 2011 / Countdown
Defense on the Chopping Block Defense on the Chopping Block
Obama and the GOP seem poised to agree on big cuts in Pentagon spending.
Jul 22, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
How Not to Make Friends in the Greater Middle East How Not to Make Friends in the Greater Middle East
A look at America’s "singular achievement" in Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Greater Middle East.
Jul 21, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt