Obama’s Asia Trip: Not Only About Currency and Trade Obama’s Asia Trip: Not Only About Currency and Trade
Obama's Asia trip was declared a failure, but that's an oversimplification: it was also a chance for the US to reconnect with India and Indonesia, and there Obama did well.
Nov 15, 2010 / Barbara Crossette
Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Jeopardy Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Jeopardy
The tribunal set up to judge surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime has been surrounded by squabbles between the Cambodian government and the UN and mired in charges of corrup...
Nov 15, 2010 / Barbara Crossette
The 2014 Timetable for Afghanistan The 2014 Timetable for Afghanistan
Another four years of war in Afghanistan is far too long, but at least the administration is talking about an end point.
Nov 15, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Riot of Their Own: Fighting Cuts in Britain A Riot of Their Own: Fighting Cuts in Britain
The British government's planned education spending cuts sparked a demonstration on Wednesday, when tens of thousands took to the streets and a handful of militants broke the windo...
Nov 13, 2010 / Jennifer O’Mahony
Slide Show: Were The Newburgh Four Victims of FBI Entrapment? Slide Show: Were The Newburgh Four Victims of FBI Entrapment?
On October 18, 2010, a federal jury convicted David Williams IV, James Cromitie, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen on charges of conspiring to fire missiles at military planes and o…
Nov 12, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
When Will Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan Ever End? When Will Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan Ever End?
Persistent waffling on dates for American troop withdrawals from Afghanistan has eroded any remaining patience with the Obama White House among peace activists and voters.
Nov 12, 2010 / Tom Hayden
US Influence Weakens in Iraq, Iran Gains US Influence Weakens in Iraq, Iran Gains
Kurds rebuff Obama and Biden, and Iraqi Sunnis fail to gain their fair share of power.
Nov 12, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama in Asia Obama in Asia
At each stop of his visit to Asia, Obama has bumped up against the limits of American economic and diplomatic clout in the new Asian world order.
Nov 11, 2010 / Juan Cole
Time to Stop Making Nice to the Military Time to Stop Making Nice to the Military
President Obama's go-slow approach to ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" discrimination in the military has left repeal on life support in a lame-duck session of Congress.
Nov 11, 2010 / Laura Flanders
What We Learned From WikiLeaks What We Learned From WikiLeaks
Perhaps, once the United States recovers its moral bearings, it will be ready to recognize the bravery of Bradley Manning and Julian Assange.
Nov 10, 2010 / Feature / Jonathan Schell