The Chinese Aren’t Coming The Chinese Aren’t Coming
Peace has descended on the most contentious point of conflict between East and West for the past six decades, the standoff between Taiwan and mainland China—but don’t ...
Jun 30, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Barry Eisler vs. Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn and Brad Thor Barry Eisler vs. Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn and Brad Thor
A former covert CIA operative turned novelist is fast emerging as one of the most important fiction writers in the military/covert ops/political thriller genre dominated by right-w...
Jun 29, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Scahill
BP’s History of Meddling in the Persian Gulf BP’s History of Meddling in the Persian Gulf
How the oil company helped destroy democracy in Iran.
Jun 29, 2010 / Stephen Kinzer
Slide Show: The Nation in the Nuclear Age Slide Show: The Nation in the Nuclear Age
Jun 29, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Sticking the Public With the Bill for the Bankers’ Crisis Sticking the Public With the Bill for the Bankers’ Crisis
Faced with the effects of a crisis created by the world's wealthiest, the heads of state gathered at the G20 decided to stick the poorest people in their countries with the bill.
Jun 28, 2010 / Naomi Klein
What Price for Defense? What Price for Defense?
Obama's new National Security Strategy overextends US military commitments at a time when severe budget deficits require significant cuts in defense spending.
Jun 28, 2010 / William D. Hartung
Saudi Feminist Wajeha Al-Huwaider: An Open Letter to President Obama Saudi Feminist Wajeha Al-Huwaider: An Open Letter to President Obama
Some pointers for the president's meeting with King Abdullah.
Jun 28, 2010 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Blackwater’s New Sugar Daddy: The Obama Administration Blackwater’s New Sugar Daddy: The Obama Administration
The CIA says it can't live without Blackwater. The State Department too. Could any of this be related to the big money Blackwater spends on Democratic lobbyists?
Jun 28, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
Jailed US Hikers: “We Never Walked Into Iran” Jailed US Hikers: “We Never Walked Into Iran”
“We never walked into Iran,” the three American hikers who have been detained in Iran since July 2009 say during a televised interview last month.
The Land Where Theories of Warfare Go to Die The Land Where Theories of Warfare Go to Die
Obama, Petraeus and the cult of COIN in Afghanistan.
Jun 28, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss