Ten Things You Can Do About the War in Congo Ten Things You Can Do About the War in Congo
What you can do about the war in the Congo.
Jan 15, 2009 / Editorial / The Nation
Bob Herbert Questions Obama’s Afghanistan Policy Bob Herbert Questions Obama’s Afghanistan Policy
The New York Times columnist compares Obama's current Afghanistan strategy to JFK's escalation of Vietnam in the early 1960s.
Jan 15, 2009 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show
Das Boot: The Unsinkable Warmonger Das Boot: The Unsinkable Warmonger
After the way they goaded us into an epic military disaster, why do media warmongers still have jobs?
Grieving Over Gaza Grieving Over Gaza
Some of us, as Israelis, are grieving over what we have become. Blaming the other side with a roster of rehearsed clichés cannot mitigate the grief.
Jan 14, 2009 / Editorial / Anat Biletzki
Bolivia’s Constitutional Challenge Bolivia’s Constitutional Challenge
After years of conflict between ethnic and indigenous groups in this diverse nation, Bolivia is poised to vote on a new Constitution that aims to establish a new era of equity. No...
Jan 14, 2009 / Feature / Annie Murphy
Questions for Hillary Clinton Questions for Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of State takes questions today from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Nation has some questions of its own.
Jan 12, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors
The Year China Jumped the Gun The Year China Jumped the Gun
China is a country that takes anniversaries seriously. But reaction to significant historical events to be commemorated this year has already taken place.
Jan 12, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Tet 2009: Vietnam Ponders its Future Tet 2009: Vietnam Ponders its Future
As the season of Tet begins, questions of human rights, widespread corruption and a new novel highly critical of Ho Chi Minh, are giving Vietnamese much cause for reflection.
Jan 12, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Gaza Crisis Spills Onto Basketball Court Gaza Crisis Spills Onto Basketball Court
A sports arena and a basketball team recently have become the unlikely setting and target of protests against Israel's attacks on Gaza.
Jan 8, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Israel: Boycott, Divest, Sanction Israel: Boycott, Divest, Sanction
To end the bloody occupation, Israel must be the target of the same kind of global movement that finally ended apartheid in South Africa.
Jan 8, 2009 / Column / Naomi Klein