Briefing: Laurie Penny on the UK Student Protests Briefing: Laurie Penny on the UK Student Protests
"It's fair to smash up someone's future but not to smash up someone's lobby," says UK journalist Laurie Penny of the student protests in London last week.
Nov 18, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV
After David Rohde’s Escape, a Taliban Feud After David Rohde’s Escape, a Taliban Feud
Pakistan's ISI served as an arbiter in the Taliban dispute over the New York Times reporter's kidnapping.
Nov 17, 2010 / Feature / Aram Roston
Protest to Power in the Philippines Protest to Power in the Philippines
For years, Walden Bello fought the Marcos dictatorship. Now he's a member of Congress.
Nov 17, 2010 / Feature / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh
Off-Base America Off-Base America
As prospects dim in Iraq, the Pentagon digs in deeper around the Middle East.
Nov 17, 2010 / Nick Turse
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell—Anyone, Anywhere Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell—Anyone, Anywhere
Even proponents of repeal assume that DADT only interferes with the ability of gay servicemembers to serve openly, leaving them to conduct their private lives in, well, private. We...
Nov 16, 2010 / Daniel Redman and Ilona Turner
Congress Investigates: Is the Military Denying Medical Care to Soldiers? Congress Investigates: Is the Military Denying Medical Care to Soldiers?
Sergeant Chuck Luther seeks justice after his torture at the hands of the US military.
Nov 16, 2010 / Video / Joshua Kors
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar: The US and NATO Are Being Defeated in Afghanistan Taliban Leader Mullah Omar: The US and NATO Are Being Defeated in Afghanistan
In an address marking the start of the Muslim holiday, Aid-al-Adha, the reclusive Taliban leader declares, "The enemy is retreating and facing siege in all parts of the ...
Nov 15, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
North Korea’s Citizen Journalism North Korea’s Citizen Journalism
Rimjin-gang, the first magazine about North Korea written by North Koreans, aims to deepen Westerners' knowledge of the country with a new English-language anthology.
Nov 15, 2010 / Joanna Chiu
The Stimulus Package in Kabul The Stimulus Package in Kabul
If you thought our monster embassy in Afghanistan was going to be the end of it, consider that we're now set to stay in the country long after Obama's 2011 withdrawal deadline.
Nov 15, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Obama’s Asia Trip: Not Only About Currency and Trade Obama’s Asia Trip: Not Only About Currency and Trade
Obama's Asia trip was declared a failure, but that's an oversimplification: it was also a chance for the US to reconnect with India and Indonesia, and there Obama did well.
Nov 15, 2010 / Barbara Crossette