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Obama: ‘I Have Met Israel and It Is “Us”‘ Obama: ‘I Have Met Israel and It Is “Us”‘

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu sets up an Illegal settlement on the White House lawn.

Jul 7, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

After 65 Years, A UN Agency for Women After 65 Years, A UN Agency for Women

"Gender mainstreaming" at the United Nations failed. Will an agency solely dedicated to promoting women's rights in development do better?

Jul 7, 2010 / Barbara Crossette

Christian Parenti: BP and the Changing Energy Economy Christian Parenti: BP and the Changing Energy Economy

If the United States government is the largest energy consumer in the world, asks Nation contributing editor Christian Parenti, why doesn't it use its massive buying power to...

Jul 6, 2010 / Nation in the News / The Nation on Grit TV

Stage-Managing the War on Terror Stage-Managing the War on Terror

On the home front of the war on terror, we are largely fighting ghosts and phantasms, some helpfully conjured up by the government itself.

Jul 6, 2010 / Stephan Salisbury

Biden in Iraq: US Influence Shrinks, Iran Gains Biden in Iraq: US Influence Shrinks, Iran Gains

The political stalemate since Iraq's March 7 election continues, but the deck is stacked in Iran's favor.

Jul 6, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Roadblocks to Damascus Roadblocks to Damascus

Washington hawks have put the kibosh on Barack Obama's ambassadorial appointment to Syria, further fueling skepticism in the Arab world about the "new beginning" he promi...

Jul 2, 2010 / Frederick Deknatel

RNC’s Steele Says: ‘The One Thing You Don’t Do Is Engage in a Land War In Afghanistan.’ Uh-Oh, Now He’s in Trouble! RNC’s Steele Says: ‘The One Thing You Don’t Do Is Engage in a Land War In Afghanistan.’ Uh-Oh, Now He’s in Trouble!

GOP chair's (generally) honest assessment of Afghanistan brings a call for his resignation from the party's neocon police chief, William Kristol.

Jul 2, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Call Torture by its Real Name

Call Torture by its Real Name Call Torture by its Real Name

Instead of rape, let's just call it, "unilateral, physical intimacy." Instead of torture, let's just call it, "enhanced interrogation techniques," and pretend...

Jul 2, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

House Dems Stand Firm on Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable House Dems Stand Firm on Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable

Thursday's votes send a significant antiwar message to President Obama, leaving the White House dependent on Republicans for Afghanistan war support.

Jul 2, 2010 / Tom Hayden

A Defining Vote on Afghanistan

A Defining Vote on Afghanistan A Defining Vote on Afghanistan

More than six months after the implementation of the Obama/McChrystal strategy, and with one year to go before the beginning withdrawal of US forces, it's clear that the strategy i...

Jul 1, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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