The ‘I Hate Israel’ Handbook The ‘I Hate Israel’ Handbook
Max Blumenthal’s carelessly constructed case against the Jewish state won’t help the occupation’s victims.
Oct 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Hawks Squawk, but US-Iran Talks Start Well Hawks Squawk, but US-Iran Talks Start Well
A deal is in reach, if the Obama administration has the guts to pull it off.
Oct 16, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Right-Wing Insurrection: Europe’s Cup of Tea Right-Wing Insurrection: Europe’s Cup of Tea
It’s not just here that the right has gone “wacko”—it isn’t interested in governing effectively in Europe, either.
Oct 16, 2013 / Column / Gary Younge
The Desert of Israeli Democracy The Desert of Israeli Democracy
A trip through the Negev Desert leads to the heart of Israel's national nightmare.
Oct 14, 2013 / Max Blumenthal
The Long Road to an Iran-US Deal The Long Road to an Iran-US Deal
Does the Obama administration have the savvy it needs?
Oct 14, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Our Nobel Peace Prize–Winning Writers (and One Editor) This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Our Nobel Peace Prize–Winning Writers (and One Editor)
Former staff editor Emily Greene Balch's 1946 Peace Prize win “recognized how much private citizens can contribute to the conditions for international peace.”
Oct 12, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama Is Flailing on Egypt Obama Is Flailing on Egypt
The White House has no leverage when it comes to reshaping Egypt after the July coup d’état.
Oct 10, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Etiquette of War and Surveillance The Etiquette of War and Surveillance
Dear Abby’s military counterpart answers questions about leaks, spies and military furniture.
Oct 10, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
Snapshot Snapshot
A member of the Ansar Dimachk Brigade, which operates as part of the Free Syrian Army, using an iPad in preparing to fire a homemade mortar in the village of Jobar, on the outskirts of Damascus, September 15.
Oct 9, 2013 / Mohamed Abdullah
Washington Finally Pays Attention to Afghanistan—for All the Wrong Reasons Washington Finally Pays Attention to Afghanistan—for All the Wrong Reasons
Politicians are outraged over the loss of military death benefits—but not the deaths themselves.
Oct 9, 2013 / George Zornick