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We Denounced the Israel Lobby Back in 1976

We Denounced the Israel Lobby Back in 1976 We Denounced the Israel Lobby Back in 1976

Early warnings of an American policy in thrall to the Israeli right.

Jul 1, 2014 / Richard Kreitner

Drones Are Great. Just Ask a Drone!

Drones Are Great. Just Ask a Drone! Drones Are Great. Just Ask a Drone!

Be careful what you say about drones—they might be listening.

Jul 1, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities

The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities

The regime has repeatedly carried out artillery and air attacks on city centers, creating a humanitarian catastrophe—which is all but ignored by the US political-media establ...

Jun 30, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen

Vanden Heuvel Tells Kristol That if He Wants War, He Should Join the Iraqi Army

Vanden Heuvel Tells Kristol That if He Wants War, He Should Join the Iraqi Army Vanden Heuvel Tells Kristol That if He Wants War, He Should Join the Iraqi Army

How to really speak truth to neocon blather.

Jun 30, 2014 / Leslie Savan

The Arab Millennials Will Be Back

The Arab Millennials Will Be Back The Arab Millennials Will Be Back

We haven’t heard the last of the generation that made revolution in Egypt and across the Middle East.

Jun 30, 2014 / Juan Cole

Katrina vanden Heuvel to Bill Kristol: If You Want War So Badly, Join the Iraqi Army

Katrina vanden Heuvel to Bill Kristol: If You Want War So Badly, Join the Iraqi Army Katrina vanden Heuvel to Bill Kristol: If You Want War So Badly, Join the Iraqi Army

The Nation’s editor and publisher takes the notorious neo-con and Iraq war architect to task on ABC’s The Week.

Jun 30, 2014 / Press Room

Syria’s Chemical Weapons Removed in Major Success for US-Russia-Iran Cooperation

Syria’s Chemical Weapons Removed in Major Success for US-Russia-Iran Cooperation Syria’s Chemical Weapons Removed in Major Success for US-Russia-Iran Cooperation

Don’t hold your breath waiting for apologies from the neoconservatives.

Jun 30, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Great War: The Immediate Response to Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination, 100 Years Ago Today

Great War: The Immediate Response to Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination, 100 Years Ago Today Great War: The Immediate Response to Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination, 100 Years Ago Today

The Nation’s predictive capacities were pretty mixed.

Jun 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

Four Ways the Fourth Amendment No Longer Applies to Our Lives

Four Ways the Fourth Amendment No Longer Applies to Our Lives Four Ways the Fourth Amendment No Longer Applies to Our Lives

Since 9/11, the government has ceaselessly violated our constitutional rights—none more so than the right to privacy.

Jun 26, 2014 / Peter Van Buren

Putin’s Ukraine Policy Backfires

Putin’s Ukraine Policy Backfires Putin’s Ukraine Policy Backfires

Whatever Russia may have wanted to accomplish in Ukraine since last November, it has accomplished the opposite.

Jun 26, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

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