Rethink Afghanistan Debate Part II Rethink Afghanistan Debate Part II
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel argues for a targeted and smart diplomatic approach to Afghanistan in the second installment of a three-part debate.
Apr 22, 2009 / Video / Brave New Films
Democracy, on Mic and on Camera Democracy, on Mic and on Camera
A new film offers a nuanced and inspiring portrait of the role hip-hop activists have played in the politics of Senegal.
Apr 21, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Cora Currier
America’s UN Boycott Backfires America’s UN Boycott Backfires
By choosing to boycott the UN conference on racism, the United States has increased the clout of Iran's Ahmadinejad and undermined global efforts to defeat intolerance.
Apr 20, 2009 / Editorial / Barbara Crossette
Rethink Afghanistan Debate Part I Rethink Afghanistan Debate Part I
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel explains the trap of military escalation in Afghanistan in the first of a three-part debate.
Apr 20, 2009 / Video / Brave New Films
Obama Set for a Summit in the Sun Obama Set for a Summit in the Sun
Barack Obama encounters Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez for the first time at the Summit of the Americas, and the future of US-Latin America relations takes a new turn.
Apr 17, 2009 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl
Rethink Afghanistan: The Cost of War Rethink Afghanistan: The Cost of War
Journalists, academics and an Afghani presidential candidate the costs of the US involvement in the war and rebuilding in Afghanistan.
Apr 16, 2009 / Video / Brave New Films
Blowback at the Border Blowback at the Border
Drug prohibition and unregulated guns gave us the Mexican drug wars.
Apr 15, 2009 / Feature / Peter Schrag
Can China Catch a Cool Breeze? Can China Catch a Cool Breeze?
The planet's future depends largely on the fate of China's nascent wind sector.
Apr 15, 2009 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Wild About Harry Wild About Harry
Taking a cue from FDR, Britain launches the New Deal of the Mind.
Apr 15, 2009 / Books & the Arts / D.D. Guttenplan
Obama’s Nuclear Challenge Obama’s Nuclear Challenge
Obama's promise to move toward disarmament is not the same as achieving it.
Apr 15, 2009 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell