Gorbachev’s Sermon on the Mount Gorbachev’s Sermon on the Mount
"Blessed are the peacemakers" certainly applies to Mikhail Gorbachev, a man not honored enough for the example he set.
Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Drone Race to a Known Future Drone Race to a Known Future
Armed drone aircraft in Afghanistan and Pakistan are only the latest wonder weapon to promise us the world.
Nov 11, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Blackwater Attempted to Bribe Iraqi Officials Blackwater Attempted to Bribe Iraqi Officials
Top Blackwater staff authorized attempted bribes of Iraqi officials in the wake of the 2007 Nisour Square massacre, the New York Times has reported.
Nov 10, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Letter From Berlin: Twenty Years After Letter From Berlin: Twenty Years After
The commemorations marking the fall of the Wall were joyous. But divisions still plague unified Germany.
Nov 10, 2009 / Feature / Paul Hockenos
Preparing Undeployables for the Afghan Front Preparing Undeployables for the Afghan Front
Under the Ft. Hood headlines, a stressed-out Army pushes stressed-out soldiers back into the war zones.
Nov 9, 2009 / Feature / Dahr Jamail and Sarah Lazare
Europe’s Left: Not Dead Yet Europe’s Left: Not Dead Yet
Europeans haven't stopped looking for alternatives to capitalism.
Nov 4, 2009 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
Keeping Afghanistan Safe from Democracy Keeping Afghanistan Safe from Democracy
The most idiotic thing being said about America's involvement in Afghanistan is that the best way to protect the 68,000 US troops there now is by putting an additional 40,000 in ha...
Nov 4, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
On Israel’s ‘Domination and Its Intoxications’ On Israel’s ‘Domination and Its Intoxications’
Accepting the International Women's Media Foundation lifetime achievement award, Amira Hass decries the "official language" that allows her fellow Israelis to avoid reality.
Nov 2, 2009 / Feature / Amira Hass
Afghanistan: Too Big to Fail? Afghanistan: Too Big to Fail?
Why do America's leaders always opt for "more" in counterinsurgency disasters rather than cutting their losses?
Nov 2, 2009 / Editorial / Tom Engelhardt
A Letter to Ahmadinejad A Letter to Ahmadinejad
Nation writer Shane Bauer and his friends have been detained by Iran for almost 100 days. A fourth member of their party appeals directly to Iran's president for their release.
Nov 2, 2009 / Editorial / Shon Meckfessel