The Real Benghazi Scandal The Real Benghazi Scandal
It’s time to start asking why, more than a decade after 9/11, we put ourselves in a position to fail in the first place.
Jun 2, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Shinseki’s Resignation Doesn’t Change the VA’s Daunting Problems Shinseki’s Resignation Doesn’t Change the VA’s Daunting Problems
Politicians and the media must focus on the bigger picture: the crisis facing returning veterans and the current inability of the federal government to help them.
May 30, 2014 / George Zornick
The End of US Military Misadventurism? The End of US Military Misadventurism?
Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel joins the The Diane Rehm Show to assess Obama's vision for America’s role in world affairs.
May 30, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ukraine’s Far Right Loses Big, but Europe’s Russian-Backed Fascists Make Major Gains Ukraine’s Far Right Loses Big, but Europe’s Russian-Backed Fascists Make Major Gains
The crisis in Ukraine winds down in the wake of Poroshenko’s chocolate-covered win.
May 30, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Why Are Queer Activists and Muslim Scholars Holding Vigils Outside a Manhattan Prison? Why Are Queer Activists and Muslim Scholars Holding Vigils Outside a Manhattan Prison?
As young Muslim men disappear into US prisons for “pre-crimes” they haven’t committed, activists demand justice.
May 30, 2014 / Aviva Stahl
What the ‘Wall Street Journal’ and the MEK Get Very Wrong About Iran’s Nuclear Program What the ‘Wall Street Journal’ and the MEK Get Very Wrong About Iran’s Nuclear Program
Did a report from a “problematic” source land in the opinion pages because it failed to pass muster with newsroom editors?
May 29, 2014 / Eli Clifton
How We Lost the Internet to Big Brother How We Lost the Internet to Big Brother
In case you hadn’t noticed, the nets of corporate and government phishing are in the water, already being drawn up around you.
May 29, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Chris Christie Preaches a Foreign Policy of American Exceptionalism Chris Christie Preaches a Foreign Policy of American Exceptionalism
Not quite a neoconservative, Christie is still sounding a lot like, well, Hillary Clinton when it comes to world affairs.
May 29, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Whom Does Petro Poroshenko Represent? Whom Does Petro Poroshenko Represent?
Dr. Stephen Cohen appears on The John Batchelor Show to discuss the election results in Ukraine.
May 29, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Is Obama Moving the ‘War on Terror’ to Africa? Is Obama Moving the ‘War on Terror’ to Africa?
Despite talk of a pivot to Asia, the US military‘s gaze has settled on Africa.
May 28, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter