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Debtocracy: The Story of Greece’s Financial Ruin Debtocracy: The Story of Greece’s Financial Ruin

Debtocracy strikes an ironic chord of dissonance between Greece's glorious past and perilous present.

Jun 28, 2011 / Video / The Nation Video

Memo to Obama: Talk to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Memo to Obama: Talk to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

War didn't work in Libya, and too-gentle persuasion failed in Bahrain. Why would talking tough work in Syria?

Jun 28, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Why Is the Military Infiltrating Peace Activist Groups? Why Is the Military Infiltrating Peace Activist Groups?

When peace activists discovered that one of their fellow organizers was in fact a military informant, they decided to take their case to the courts.

Jun 27, 2011 / Video / The Nation

Saudi Women Accelerating Towards Change Saudi Women Accelerating Towards Change

Since the self-immolation carried out by a Tunisian fruit vendor which had far-reaching consequences across the region, the world has watched the political and social transformatio...

Jun 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari

Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come

A thirty-year war for energy pre-eminence? You wouldn’t wish it on a desperate planet. But that’s where we’re headed and there’s no turning back.

Jun 27, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

Reality Check: Budget Cuts Inevitable at the Department of Defense Reality Check: Budget Cuts Inevitable at the Department of Defense

Still, some argue that the United States must maintain—or even increase—Pentagon spending.

Jun 27, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

No Checks, No Balances: House Refuses to Authorize Obama’s Libya War, but Funds It

No Checks, No Balances: House Refuses to Authorize Obama’s Libya War, but Funds It No Checks, No Balances: House Refuses to Authorize Obama’s Libya War, but Funds It

Cynicism abounds as House refuses to authorize the Libya mission but also refuses to defund it. This is John Boehner’s managed chaos; it serves Obama and the military-industr...

Jun 24, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Take Down the Union, Jack Take Down the Union, Jack

Eric writes from Paris on the Big Man and Reed takes on the media's smear campaign against public unions.

Jun 24, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman

This Week: The Beginning of the End in Afghanistan. PLUS: A Wal-Mart Economy This Week: The Beginning of the End in Afghanistan. PLUS: A Wal-Mart Economy

This week, four perspectives on President Obama's announcement on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Plus, a reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, and a new ...

Jun 24, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dan Coughlin on WikiLeaks Haiti

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dan Coughlin on WikiLeaks Haiti Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dan Coughlin on WikiLeaks Haiti

The explosive diplomatic cables prove what many Haitians already knew about US and UN meddling in the country.

Jun 24, 2011 / Audio / The Nation

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