Jeremy Scahill: Militant Blowback in Yemen Jeremy Scahill: Militant Blowback in Yemen
What role and responsibility does the United States have for the situation in Yemen?
Feb 16, 2012 / Audio / The Nation
The Price of Dissent in Saudi Arabia The Price of Dissent in Saudi Arabia
Hamza Kashgari’s persecution—merely for tweeting uncertainty about his religious faith—exposes the cynicism and brutality of the kingdom’s royal-clerical ru...
Feb 15, 2012 / Toby C. Jones
Talking With the Taliban Talking With the Taliban
Hopefully, talks in Saudi Arabia and Qatar will converge, soon.
Jan 31, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
‘The Iron Lady’: The Margaret Thatcher Movie We Don’t Need ‘The Iron Lady’: The Margaret Thatcher Movie We Don’t Need
In the new bio-pic, Margaret Thatcher's iron isn’t just rusty, it’s melted down into something soft and personal. The Iron Lady gives us Thatcher, the ABBA Version...
Jan 4, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Bring Them Home—Now Bring Them Home—Now
On Afghanistan withdrawal, Congress may be catching up with the American people—though not fast enough.
Dec 5, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Memoir of Glasnost A Memoir of Glasnost
Twenty years after the end of the Soviet Union, reflections on glasnost's fate.
Nov 14, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Stephen Cohen: Will a Putin Presidency Be Good for Russia? Stephen Cohen: Will a Putin Presidency Be Good for Russia?
Why does the mainstream media assume that a Putin presidency would have a detrimental effect on both the Russian people and American diplomacy?
Oct 18, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Nurses’ Prescription for Healing Our Economy Nurses’ Prescription for Healing Our Economy
When it comes to a financial transactions tax, European conservatives and American nurses are way ahead of President Obama.
Oct 5, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mahmoud Abbas’s High-Stakes UN Gamble Mahmoud Abbas’s High-Stakes UN Gamble
The Palestinian leader’s defiance of Washington was applauded in Ramallah. But his diplomatic daring has little chance of success without a unified national strategy that dra...
Sep 28, 2011 / Graham Usher
Iran Set to Free Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal Iran Set to Free Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal
President Ahmadinejad tells NBC that he’ll pardon the hikers, freeing them in two days. I’m cautiously optimistic.
Sep 13, 2011 / Blog / Richard Kim