When Your Father Is Accused of Terrorism When Your Father Is Accused of Terrorism

My dad, Dr. Sami Al-Arian, was arrested by the FBI on trumped up charges, sending a chill through the local Muslim community. Yet we found support from unlikely allies.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Laila Al-Arian

Obama’s Kill List: Silence Is Not an Option Obama’s Kill List: Silence Is Not an Option

Liberals raised a ruckus over Bush’s abuses. Let’s hold this president to the same standard.

Jun 6, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors

Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Assassination Program Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Assassination Program

Why doesn’t the United States seem to be capturing anyone anymore?

Jun 4, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes

Ending the US War in Yemen Ending the US War in Yemen

Under the guise of counterterrorism measures, the US continues to intervene in an ongoing ethnic civil war in Yemen.

Jun 1, 2012 / Tom Hayden

Military Commissions on Trial in Guantánamo Military Commissions on Trial in Guantánamo

The dramatic opening of the 9/11 trial shined a light on all the ways in which a commission is not a federal court.

May 11, 2012 / Karen J. Greenberg

The Legacy of Chernobyl The Legacy of Chernobyl

Twenty-six years after the Chernobyl disaster, the US media have yet to print the pictures of Chernobyl now.

Apr 26, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Is US Counterterrorism Fueling Islamist Militants in Yemen? Is US Counterterrorism Fueling Islamist Militants in Yemen?

Feb 15, 2012 / Photo Essay / The Nation

As Obama Goes Abroad Searching for Monsters to Destroy, Ron Paul Rightly Rejects Assassinating Americans As Obama Goes Abroad Searching for Monsters to Destroy, Ron Paul Rightly Rejects Assassinating Americans

While Rick Perry hails the president's authorization of the killing of two Americans in Yemen, Paul rejects “assassinating American citizens without charges.”

Oct 1, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

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 / Blog / John Nichols

Slide Show: Washington’s Proxy Wars in Somalia Slide Show: Washington’s Proxy Wars in Somalia

Sep 7, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation