Preparing Undeployables for the Afghan Front Preparing Undeployables for the Afghan Front
Under the Ft. Hood headlines, a stressed-out Army pushes stressed-out soldiers back into the war zones.
Nov 9, 2009 / Feature / Dahr Jamail and Sarah Lazare
Europe’s Left: Not Dead Yet Europe’s Left: Not Dead Yet
Europeans haven't stopped looking for alternatives to capitalism.
Nov 4, 2009 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
Keeping Afghanistan Safe from Democracy Keeping Afghanistan Safe from Democracy
The most idiotic thing being said about America's involvement in Afghanistan is that the best way to protect the 68,000 US troops there now is by putting an additional 40,000 in ha...
Nov 4, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
On Israel’s ‘Domination and Its Intoxications’ On Israel’s ‘Domination and Its Intoxications’
Accepting the International Women's Media Foundation lifetime achievement award, Amira Hass decries the "official language" that allows her fellow Israelis to avoid reality.
Nov 2, 2009 / Feature / Amira Hass
Afghanistan: Too Big to Fail? Afghanistan: Too Big to Fail?
Why do America's leaders always opt for "more" in counterinsurgency disasters rather than cutting their losses?
Nov 2, 2009 / Editorial / Tom Engelhardt
A Letter to Ahmadinejad A Letter to Ahmadinejad
Nation writer Shane Bauer and his friends have been detained by Iran for almost 100 days. A fourth member of their party appeals directly to Iran's president for their release.
Nov 2, 2009 / Editorial / Shon Meckfessel
Honduras: Solution or Stall? Honduras: Solution or Stall?
Roberto Micheletti has agreed to a plan to end the country's political impasse. But the coup government is already looking for loopholes.
Oct 31, 2009 / Feature / Greg Grandin
Why Obama’s Iran Policy Will Fail Why Obama’s Iran Policy Will Fail
Why Russia and China will sink Washington's Iran policy.
Oct 30, 2009 / Feature / Dilip Hiro
Slide Show: Latvia’s Tiger Economy Loses Its Bite Slide Show: Latvia’s Tiger Economy Loses Its Bite
Oct 29, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Pentagon Investigating Iraq Electrocution Death Pentagon Investigating Iraq Electrocution Death
Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Carol Shea-Porter argue that since Adam Hermanson died while working on a Defense Department contract, the DoD is obliged to investigate.
Oct 28, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill