Nation Conversations: Ret. Col. Ann Wright on Israel’s Raid Nation Conversations: Ret. Col. Ann Wright on Israel’s Raid
Ret. Col. Ann Wright provides an eyewitness account of the Israeli raid on the Gaza relief flotilla. Listen now!
Jun 9, 2010 / Audio / The Nation
Iran Sanctions: Not Just Useless but Counterproductive Iran Sanctions: Not Just Useless but Counterproductive
The new UN sanctions on Iran mark the fourth time that the United States has tried this approach—President Bush tried it thrice. It didn't work then, and it won't work n...
Jun 9, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Is the Obama Administration Planning to Use Bagram Like Gitmo? Is the Obama Administration Planning to Use Bagram Like Gitmo?
The Los Angeles Times reports that the administration is considering using Bagram to hold terrorism suspects from countries such as Somalia, Yemen and Pakistan.
Jun 9, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
On the Vilification of Helen Thomas On the Vilification of Helen Thomas
The media tirade against the veteran White House reporter is as illogical as it is hysterical.
Jun 9, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Fueling War: Pentagon Still Buying Most of Its Oil and Gas from BP Fueling War: Pentagon Still Buying Most of Its Oil and Gas from BP
The Pentagon is the world's largest consumer of oil and gas and BP is its number one provider. Why hasn't the US government applied the ACORN standard to BP and stripped it of its ...
Jun 9, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
Report Finds Evidence of Medical Experimentation at Black Sites Report Finds Evidence of Medical Experimentation at Black Sites
Doctors and psychologists weren't only observing "enhanced" interrogations. They were using information gathered to create a legal defense for those who authorized tortur...
Jun 8, 2010 / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
BP Gets a Bitter Lesson From Bhopal BP Gets a Bitter Lesson From Bhopal
Let the Bhopal case settlement be a horrifying reminder: it is a constant temptation for profit-maximizing corporations to cut corners on safety.
Jun 8, 2010 / Mark Hertsgaard
Blackwater for Sale Blackwater for Sale
Blackwater has announced the infamous mercenary company is for sale. Will this include the CIA assassination business and the company's forward operating bases in Afghanistan?
Jun 8, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
In Afghanistan, the Beginning of the End? In Afghanistan, the Beginning of the End?
With eighteen Democratic senators voting for Feingold’s call for withdrawal from Afghanistan, is a long and bloody end to the quagmire in sight?
Jun 7, 2010 / Tom Hayden
Wikileaks Whistleblower Says Docs Show ‘Almost Criminal Political Dealings’ Wikileaks Whistleblower Says Docs Show ‘Almost Criminal Political Dealings’
A US military intelligence analyst, who claimed to be the source for the Wikileaks "Collateral Murder" video, has reportedly been arrested. But the biggest story here may...
Jun 7, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill