At Thatcher’s Funeral, Bury TINA, Too At Thatcher’s Funeral, Bury TINA, Too
Margaret Thatcher’s fancy funeral will be held this coming Wednesday. Along with the deceased prime minister, can we bury her most favorite slogan, too?
Apr 12, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Report on Army Killings Will Pressure Egypt’s Government to Prosecute Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Report on Army Killings Will Pressure Egypt’s Government to Prosecute
The allegations of army violence during the 2011 uprising come from a committee appointed by the president, but a new constitution may yet undermine justice.
Apr 11, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Laura Flanders: Like Reagan, Thatcher Supported Hypocritical Policies at Home and Abroad Laura Flanders: Like Reagan, Thatcher Supported Hypocritical Policies at Home and Abroad
The Conservative leader sold British workers down the river while pursuing a destructive foreign policy.
Apr 10, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Moving On Moving On
Now Syria's descending into hell And Kim Jong-un again is acting out. Then there's Iran. It's hard now to recall Just what that thing in Cyprus was about.
Apr 10, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Thatcherism Triumphant Thatcherism Triumphant
Margaret Thatcher's smiling villainy sparked a generation of dissent—and neoliberal policies that live on today.
Apr 10, 2013 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis
USAID’s Dubious Allies in Paraguay USAID’s Dubious Allies in Paraguay
President Fernando Lugo's ouster was called a coup in South America. But the US didn't blink.
Apr 10, 2013 / Feature / Natalia Viana
US-Cuban Diplomacy, ‘Nation’ Style US-Cuban Diplomacy, ‘Nation’ Style
Fifty years later, James Donovan’s “metadiplomacy” shows that normal relations are possible.
Apr 10, 2013 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh
‘It Happens At All Bases, All Branches’: An Interview with the Makers of ‘The Invisible War’ ‘It Happens At All Bases, All Branches’: An Interview with the Makers of ‘The Invisible War’
Director Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering tell The Nation what the military can do to prevent sexual assault.
Apr 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Anna Simonton
How the Left Fought Back Against Thatcher How the Left Fought Back Against Thatcher
It wasn't easy, but artists, musicians and activists met Thatcher's brutal tactics with compassionate responses.
Apr 9, 2013 / Video / The Nation Video and Antonino D’Ambrosio
How Did Margaret Thatcher Do It? How Did Margaret Thatcher Do It?
In every way, her agenda opposed the interests of ordinary working people. How did she get so many of them to vote against their own economic interests again and again?
Apr 9, 2013 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge