Turkey’s Transformation: On Islam, Nationalism and Modernity Turkey’s Transformation: On Islam, Nationalism and Modernity
Carter Vaughn Finley's timely new history contends that Turkey's development has been misunderstood as an upward march from Islamic empire to secular republic.
Mar 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Marc Edward Hoffman
Jimmy Carter: Lift Trade Embargo Against Cuba Jimmy Carter: Lift Trade Embargo Against Cuba
The former US president calls for open travel for US citizens and freedom for Alan Gross and the Cuban Five.
Mar 30, 2011 / Editorial / Peter Kornbluh
Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Jeremy Scahill on Unrest in Yemen Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Jeremy Scahill on Unrest in Yemen
Is the US supplying a dictator with arms and training to suppress the Yemeni people?
Mar 30, 2011 / Audio / The Nation
The Dangerous US Game in Yemen The Dangerous US Game in Yemen
If President Saleh falls, the US will have lost a pliant partner in its “global war on terror.”
Mar 30, 2011 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Naoto Kan and the End of ‘Japan Inc.’ Naoto Kan and the End of ‘Japan Inc.’
Criticism of the government’s response to the catastrophe has obscured major political changes.
Mar 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Tim Shorrock
Samantha Power Goes to War Samantha Power Goes to War
With the Arab world's pro-democracy uprisings comes a resurgence for the "humanitarian hawks."
Mar 30, 2011 / Tom Hayden
Richard Cohen Trots Out Holocaust Over Libya Richard Cohen Trots Out Holocaust Over Libya
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen responds to The Nation's editorial stance on Libya by referencing the Holocaust.
Mar 29, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Are There No Standards for Punditry? Are There No Standards for Punditry?
Thanks to cable news, discredited experts and government officials are regularly reborn as trusted authorities.
Mar 29, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The ‘Obama Doctrine,’ Libya and Iran The ‘Obama Doctrine,’ Libya and Iran
Does Obama’s attack on Libya set a precedent for Iran? Ominously, yes.
Mar 29, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama Should Find a Way Out of Libya Now Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama Should Find a Way Out of Libya Now
Katrina vanden Heuvel calls for a plausible exit strategy hours before President Barack Obama's speech to Americans on Libya.