War and Peace

Feingold Q and A: Taking a Stand on Afghanistan Feingold Q and A: Taking a Stand on Afghanistan

Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold suggests that he will oppose more troops and funding for the war in Afghanistan if the Obama adminstration doesn't present a cohesive exit strategy.

Sep 22, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Meet the Afghan Army Meet the Afghan Army

Whatever the debate in Washington, Congressional and military scenarios for training a vast Afghan Army will never come true.

Sep 21, 2009 / Feature / Ann Jones

Is America Hooked on War? Is America Hooked on War?

The United States is coming ever closer to a state that matches the Orwellian slogan from 1984: war is peace.

Sep 17, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

Rohrabacher to Iraqis: Be More Grateful! Rohrabacher to Iraqis: Be More Grateful!

The House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight met today to discuss issues of sovereignty and stability in Iraq ranging from the country's longst...

Sep 17, 2009 / Chris Hayes

Why Is Obama Still Using Blackwater? Why Is Obama Still Using Blackwater?

Two years to the day after the Nisour Square massacre, Blackwater remains in Iraq, armed and dangerous.

Sep 16, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Harry Reid: Investigate Iraq Electrocutions Harry Reid: Investigate Iraq Electrocutions

The Senate majority leader calls on Gates and Clinton to find out if shoddy electrical work by contractors killed Adam Hermanson.

Sep 15, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Iraq: Employee Electrocuted, Family Searches for Truth Iraq: Employee Electrocuted, Family Searches for Truth

Jeremy Scahill appears with the Hermanson family, whose son Adam was killed in Iraq while employed with Triple Canopy, the "new Blackwater."

Sep 11, 2009 / Press Room

The Right Finds 9/11 Ripe for Exploitation The Right Finds 9/11 Ripe for Exploitation

Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell reacts to Glenn Beck's '9/12 movement' and the right-wing's tone deaf response to Obama's healthcare speech.

Sep 11, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show

How 9/11 Should Be Remembered How 9/11 Should Be Remembered

For the eighth anniversary of September 11, 2001, a full-scale reappraisal of the real meaning of that day in New York for ordinary Americans.

Sep 11, 2009 / Rebecca Solnit

The Death of Adam Hermanson The Death of Adam Hermanson

The family of a military contractor electrocuted in Baghdad is alleging his employer, Triple Canopy misled them about how he died.

Sep 10, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

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