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Obama’s Russia ‘Reset’: Another Lost Opportunity?

Obama’s Russia ‘Reset’: Another Lost Opportunity? Obama’s Russia ‘Reset’: Another Lost Opportunity?

Obama’s celebrated “reset” of US-Russia relations is limited and unstable. A fundamental transformation requires bold leadership and a full rethinking of Washingt...

Jun 1, 2011 / Feature / Stephen F. Cohen

White House, Congressional Leaders Block Open Debate on Undeclared War With Libya White House, Congressional Leaders Block Open Debate on Undeclared War With Libya

The House was supposed to debate Congressman Kucinich's proposal to end the war in Libya. But the resolution was pulled from the floor calendar in a classic case of derelictio...

Jun 1, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

WikiLeaks Haiti: The Nation Partners With Haïti Liberté on Release of Secret Haiti Cables

WikiLeaks Haiti: The Nation Partners With Haïti Liberté on Release of Secret Haiti Cables WikiLeaks Haiti: The Nation Partners With Haïti Liberté on Release of Secret Haiti Cables

Leaked documents provide an extraordinary glimpse of US maneuvering in Haiti from before the 2004 coup through the devastating 2010 earthquake.

Jun 1, 2011 / The Editors

Repression in the United Arab Emirates Repression in the United Arab Emirates

Both the University of Paris-Sorbonne and NYU, which have branches in Abu Dhabi, have refused to speak out against the crackdown.

Jun 1, 2011 / Anna Louie Sussman

WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day

WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day

The US Embassy aided Levi’s, Hanes contractors in their fight against an increase in Haiti’s minimum wage.

Jun 1, 2011 / Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives

WikiLeaks Haiti: The PetroCaribe Files WikiLeaks Haiti: The PetroCaribe Files

How the US tried—and failed—to scuttle a Venezuelan oil deal even though it would bring huge benefits to Haiti's impoverished people.

Jun 1, 2011 / Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives

YouTube Reinstates Blocked Video of Child Allegedly Tortured in Syria YouTube Reinstates Blocked Video of Child Allegedly Tortured in Syria

A video documenting alleged torture by the Assad regime went viral—reinvigorating protests in Syria—and then hit a wall on the very website where it first launched. Doe...

Jun 1, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber

‘Work for Peace’: A Movement to Bring the Troops and Tax Dollars Home ‘Work for Peace’: A Movement to Bring the Troops and Tax Dollars Home

Progressives launch drive to get Democratic senators to reshape national priorities—cut the military-industrial complex, support “Medicare for All.”

May 31, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

The Cost of Afghanistan: Too High, Says the White House The Cost of Afghanistan: Too High, Says the White House

President Obama is looking for a good reason to leave Afghanistan, and $113 billion a year could be it.

May 31, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Slide Show: The Nation Marks Memorial Day

Slide Show: The Nation Marks Memorial Day Slide Show: The Nation Marks Memorial Day

May 30, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

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