The Other Ruined Cathedral of Notre Dame—in Haiti The Other Ruined Cathedral of Notre Dame—in Haiti
Amy Wilentz explains why France should pay for the rebuilding.
May 10, 2019 / Jon Wiener
Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security
If Venezuela becomes a Cuban Missile–like Crisis, will Trump be free to resolve it peacefully?
May 8, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Trump and Bolton Are Putting War With Iran on a Hair Trigger Trump and Bolton Are Putting War With Iran on a Hair Trigger
The announcement that the Pentagon is sending a strike force to the Middle East caps a yearlong campaign of threats and intimidation.
May 7, 2019 / Bob Dreyfuss
America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think
Each year, Congress approves hundreds of billions of dollars for the US defense budget—but the real number exceeds $1 trillion.
May 7, 2019 / William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger
Trump Promised Restraint but Has Delivered More Calamitous Intervention Trump Promised Restraint but Has Delivered More Calamitous Intervention
He is sowing chaos and intervening from Yemen to Iran to Venezuela and beyond.
May 7, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Take Action Now: No Way to Treat a Child Take Action Now: No Way to Treat a Child
Push Congress and corporations to acknowledge the rights of Palestinians.
May 7, 2019 / NationAction
Las Comadres Is Fighting to Make Abortion Safe in Ecuador—Even While It’s Illegal Las Comadres Is Fighting to Make Abortion Safe in Ecuador—Even While It’s Illegal
The group represents a new tactic in abortion-rights activism, which skirts legal restrictions and the often risky surgical procedures that defined clandestine abortions in the pas...
May 7, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter
A Frontal Attack on Roe v. Wade A Frontal Attack on Roe v. Wade
As a Republican-majority court threatens the legal right to abortion, it’s time for states to step up.
May 7, 2019 / The Nation
Ecuador’s Crackdown on Abortion Is Putting Women in Jail Ecuador’s Crackdown on Abortion Is Putting Women in Jail
For decades, abortion was considered a private matter. Now, a Nation investigation shows, women who terminate—or lose—pregnancies are facing prosecution and prison time.
May 7, 2019 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
Living in the Shadow of Notre Dame Living in the Shadow of Notre Dame
I remained in shock, horrified at the devastation so close to me, in the heart of Paris.
May 7, 2019 / Benoît Duteurtre