NATO’s Role in the Afghanistan Escalation NATO’s Role in the Afghanistan Escalation
As part of an attempt to frame the surge as an important move towards negotiations with the Taliban, NATO countries are set to contribute 7,000 soldiers for the Afghanistan war.
Jan 27, 2010 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Please Support Partners in Health’s relief work in Haiti Please Support Partners in Health’s relief work in Haiti
If you've been wondering how and where to donate to Haiti relief work, have meant to give but haven't yet done so, have given already but can give more ($10?), you can't do better ...
Jan 27, 2010 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
A Manifesto: Ending the War A Manifesto: Ending the War
How will the war in Afghanistan end? This isn't a trick question. The answer is simple: the war will end when President Obama signs an order ending it; that is, when the president ...
Jan 25, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Nazia Quazi Update Nazia Quazi Update
There's been a new development since my last column appeared: the Embassy has told Ms. Quazi to send an itinerary for her departure. What that means is unclear, because she still ...
Jan 23, 2010 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Blackwater in Pakistan: Gates Confirms Blackwater in Pakistan: Gates Confirms
In the past two days, both Defense Secretary Robert Gates and a Pakistani senior minister have confirmed that Blackwater is operating in Pakistan.
Jan 22, 2010 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
UN Diplomat Lost to Haiti’s Earthquake UN Diplomat Lost to Haiti’s Earthquake
Among the dead in Haiti are the UN workers who were trying to make the nation a better place.
Jan 22, 2010 / Feature / Dan Bischoff
Nation Pushes IMF to Cancel Haiti’s debt Nation Pushes IMF to Cancel Haiti’s debt
Amid mounting public pressure and calls for restructuring from The Nation, the IMF turns its $100 million loan to Haiti into a grant.
Jan 22, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show
Petraeus Gets It Wrong Petraeus Gets It Wrong
Yesterday, I had a chance to question General David Petraeus about President Obama's Afghan timetable, and what he had to say leads one to suspect that if Petraeus, McChrystal, and...
Jan 22, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Covering Haiti: When the Media Is the Disaster Covering Haiti: When the Media Is the Disaster
It's time to banish the word "looting" from the media vocabulary in times of disaster.
Jan 21, 2010 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit
The Haiti Haters The Haiti Haters
In this moment of death and destruction, we should not turn away.
Jan 21, 2010 / Editorial / Amy Wilentz