Scoring the Global War on Terror Scoring the Global War on Terror
From liberation to assassination, in three quick rounds.
Feb 21, 2012 / Andrew J. Bacevich
US Warns Israel: No War With Iran US Warns Israel: No War With Iran
General Dempsey, Panetta and Donilon send a coordinated message as talks start.
Feb 21, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Kai Bird: Drone Technology Could Proliferate Quickly Kai Bird: Drone Technology Could Proliferate Quickly
Drone technology could proliferate quickly, and we who set the precedent may well become a target.
Feb 17, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Jeremy Scahill: Yemen’s Saleh Has Played the United States Jeremy Scahill: Yemen’s Saleh Has Played the United States
How the United States unintentionally fosters terrorism.
Feb 17, 2012 / Press Room
Dana Frank: Honduras Prison Fire ‘Was Not a Natural Disaster’ Dana Frank: Honduras Prison Fire ‘Was Not a Natural Disaster’
In Tuesday's prison fire in Honduras that killed more than 350 inmates, who were the real criminals?
Feb 17, 2012 / Press Room
From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/16) From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/16)
Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Feb 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Jeremy Scahill: How US Counterterrorism Efforts Ignited an Islamist Uprising in Yemen Jeremy Scahill: How US Counterterrorism Efforts Ignited an Islamist Uprising in Yemen
Have US counterterrorism operations in Yemen actually strengthened the threats they were designed to eliminate?
Feb 16, 2012 / Press Room
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 / The Nation
Apple’s China Comes Home to Haunt Us Apple’s China Comes Home to Haunt Us
It seems China’s labor practices are now to be admired rather than scorned, lest the American economy decline further in the new world order.
Feb 16, 2012 / Robert Scheer
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