Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech
There are plenty of reasons to intervene, including oil, and we’ll do so, says Obama.
Sep 24, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
When Mental Illness Meets US Gun Culture When Mental Illness Meets US Gun Culture
It’s time to do something about our national gun crisis.
Sep 23, 2013 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Destroying the Right to Be Left Alone Destroying the Right to Be Left Alone
The NSA isn’t the only government agency exploiting technology to make privacy obsolete.
Sep 23, 2013 / Christopher Calabrese and Matthew Harwood
Reflections on the Kenya Terror Attack Reflections on the Kenya Terror Attack
The reports I’ve seen describe Nairobi’s Westgate mall as upscale, but that’s not the whole story, and not how I remember it.
Sep 23, 2013 / Karen Rothmyer
Security Council Begins Writing Resolution on Syria Security Council Begins Writing Resolution on Syria
The UN must investigate all allegations of who has used chemical weapons.
Sep 23, 2013 / Barbara Crossette
Can Israel Wreck US-Iran Talks? Can Israel Wreck US-Iran Talks?
Iran’s new president arrives in New York seeking talks.
Sep 23, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Iran and the US, From Coup to Revolution—to Détente? This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Iran and the US, From Coup to Revolution—to Détente?
Reading through this complicated history in our pages, one sees how much has gone wrong between the two countries, but also how much could be set right.
Sep 20, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Beating Swords Into Solar Panels Beating Swords Into Solar Panels
Re-purposing America's war machine.
Sep 19, 2013 / Mattea Kramer and Miriam Pemberton
Demand the United States Military Prioritize Civilian Lives Demand the United States Military Prioritize Civilian Lives
Someday we may live in a world where war and militarization were rare, but, until then, we must demand the protection of innocent life when conflicts happen.
Sep 19, 2013 / NationAction
Greece: Assassination and Responsibility Greece: Assassination and Responsibility
With the murder of rapper Killah P, Golden Dawn has reared its head to snap at those who nurtured it.
Sep 19, 2013 / Maria Margaronis