Meet the Afghan Army Meet the Afghan Army
Whatever the debate in Washington, Congressional and military scenarios for training a vast Afghan Army will never come true.
Is America Hooked on War? Is America Hooked on War?
The United States is coming ever closer to a state that matches the Orwellian slogan from 1984: war is peace.
Sep 17, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Rohrabacher to Iraqis: Be More Grateful! Rohrabacher to Iraqis: Be More Grateful!
The House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight met today to discuss issues of sovereignty and stability in Iraq ranging from the country's longst...
Sep 17, 2009 / Blog / Chris Hayes
The African Airlift The African Airlift
The 1960 "airlift" of 800 African students to study in the United States lent a crucial boost to John F. Kennedy's popularity among African-Americans.
Sep 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Karen Rothmyer
The Crusade Against Sex Trafficking The Crusade Against Sex Trafficking
Do brothel raids help trafficking victims escape abuse, or skirt the reality that makes recovery so difficult for the "rescued?"
Sep 16, 2009 / Feature / Noy Thrupkaew
Why Is Obama Still Using Blackwater? Why Is Obama Still Using Blackwater?
Two years to the day after the Nisour Square massacre, Blackwater remains in Iraq, armed and dangerous.
Sep 16, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Harry Reid: Investigate Iraq Electrocutions Harry Reid: Investigate Iraq Electrocutions
The Senate majority leader calls on Gates and Clinton to find out if shoddy electrical work by contractors killed Adam Hermanson.
Sep 15, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Iraq: Employee Electrocuted, Family Searches for Truth Iraq: Employee Electrocuted, Family Searches for Truth
Jeremy Scahill appears with the Hermanson family, whose son Adam was killed in Iraq while employed with Triple Canopy, the "new Blackwater."
Sep 11, 2009 / Video / Press Room
Palestine’s Peaceful Struggle Palestine’s Peaceful Struggle
The growing nonviolent mass movement against Israel's annexation wall is now meeting with stepped-up--and lethal--repression.
Sep 11, 2009 / Feature / Mohammed Khatib
The Right Finds 9/11 Ripe for Exploitation The Right Finds 9/11 Ripe for Exploitation
Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell reacts to Glenn Beck's '9/12 movement' and the right-wing's tone deaf response to Obama's healthcare speech.
Sep 11, 2009 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show