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Hugh Grant’s Awfully Big Adventure Hugh Grant’s Awfully Big Adventure

At the Labour Party conference, a whiff of Hollywood glamor helps Britain's anti-hacking campaigners keep their spirits up—and MPs on their toes.

Sep 27, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan

Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West

The proverbial bogeymen of our world—Osama, Saddam, Gaddafi, Ahmadinejad—are clearly meant to act like so many mini-black holes absorbing all our fears.  But they won’t save t...

Sep 26, 2011 / Pepe Escobar

10 Reasons Why the UN Occupation of Haiti Must End 10 Reasons Why the UN Occupation of Haiti Must End

It's past time for a speedy withdrawal of all UN soldiers from Haiti.

Sep 26, 2011 / Greg Grandin and Keane Bhatt

Bombing Haqqani: A Bad Idea Bombing Haqqani: A Bad Idea

 Obama should make a deal with Pakistan, not threaten to bomb it.

Sep 26, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (9/23/11) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (9/23/11)

 This week, Nation interns selected a wide range of undercovered yet important stories from media across the globe. 

Sep 23, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears

Israel’s expansion project in the West Bank and Jerusalem is ensuring that the “nation” that the UN might grant membership will be each day a little smaller, a li...

Sep 22, 2011 / Sandy Tolan

Obama’s UN Debacle Obama’s UN Debacle

The White House capitulates to the Israel Lobby and its GOP annex.

Sep 22, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Rise of Unregulated Drug Trials in South America

The Rise of Unregulated Drug Trials in South America The Rise of Unregulated Drug Trials in South America

US regulators are turning a blind eye to the risks of offshore clinical trials.

Sep 21, 2011 / Feature / Kelly Hearn

Rick Perry Plays to Right-Wing Fantasy That Obama Opposes Israel

Rick Perry Plays to Right-Wing Fantasy That Obama Opposes Israel Rick Perry Plays to Right-Wing Fantasy That Obama Opposes Israel

The Texas Governor addressed pro-Israel activists in New York, telling them he would be a stauncher ally than President Obama.

Sep 20, 2011 / Ben Adler

Scamming Washington Scamming Washington

Don't be embarrassed that you answered that email from that "Nigerian princess"—over the past decade, the US government has been suckered into much bigger scams.

Sep 20, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt

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