World

Israel vs. Human Rights Israel vs. Human Rights

Israel's latest strategy for responding to allegations of human rights abuses: kill the messenger.

Sep 30, 2009 / Philip Weiss and Adam Horowitz

Against Escalation Against Escalation

Obama faces a presidency-defining choice: will he escalate in Afghanistan, or plot a new course?

Sep 30, 2009 / The Editors

Same as It Ever Was: Talking Head in Pittsburgh Same as It Ever Was: Talking Head in Pittsburgh

Why the sudden disclosure of a secret uranium enrichment facility in Iran?

Sep 30, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

An Open Letter to President Obama An Open Letter to President Obama

Mr. President, don't derail your presidency by bungling Afghanistan.

Sep 30, 2009 / Feature / William R. Polk

Exorcising America’s Diplomatic Demons Exorcising America’s Diplomatic Demons

This week the Chinese Communists celebrate their sixtieth year in power, an event that the make-war-not-peace crowd might benefit from contemplating.

Sep 30, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Arrest Warrant Out for USAID Contractor in Afghanistan Arrest Warrant Out for USAID Contractor in Afghanistan

While corruption by the Afghan government has been widely condemned, corruption by Western officials in Afghanistan has received little if any scrutiny.

Sep 30, 2009 / Feature / Aram Roston

What Have We Done to Democracy? What Have We Done to Democracy?

What's next in a world where democracy has been so hollowed out, so emptied of meaning?

Sep 28, 2009 / Feature / Arundhati Roy

How Did ACORN Become a Target? How Did ACORN Become a Target?

Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill say that this witch-hunt against ACORN 'isn't really about upholding the law.'

Sep 28, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show

There Is Much to Do: An Interview With Hugo Chavez There Is Much to Do: An Interview With Hugo Chavez

Hugo Chávez talks about his relationship with Barack Obama, the Honduran crisis, plans to extend the Pentagon's presence in Colombia, and domestic successes and challenges.

Sep 28, 2009 / Feature / Greg Grandin

Where is the Defund Blackwater Act? Where is the Defund Blackwater Act?

Democrats joined Republicans in voting to "Defund ACORN" yet have done nothing to stop Blackwater's taxpayer-funded crusade in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Sep 25, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

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