The Eurozone Meltdown The Eurozone Meltdown
The sooner Eurocrats dispense with their calls for more economic centralization, the better off we’ll all be.
Nov 30, 2011 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Peace in Palestine: Is Reconciliation Between Hamas and Fatah Just Around the Corner? Peace in Palestine: Is Reconciliation Between Hamas and Fatah Just Around the Corner?
On a recent visit to Gaza, officials from both factions told me they are ready to accept the results of new elections, win or lose.
Nov 30, 2011 / Kathleen Peratis
Barney Frank Took on Banks, Bigots and Bloated Pentagon Budgets Barney Frank Took on Banks, Bigots and Bloated Pentagon Budgets
The liberal firebrand, who will retire from the House next year, championed LGBT rights, worked for a fairer economy and pushed for cutting defense spending.
Nov 28, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/25) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/25)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Nov 23, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Total Power Is No Power for Spain’s People’s Party Total Power Is No Power for Spain’s People’s Party
Mariano Rajoy’s right-wing party crushed the socialists, but Spain’s fate depends more on bond traders and central bankers than its cabinet.
Nov 23, 2011 / Andy Robinson
Obama’s China Syndrome Obama’s China Syndrome
In a momentous strategic shift, President Obama has begun a military buildup in East Asia in a foolish attempt to intimidate China. It will bring blowback, and a greater risk of wa...
Nov 22, 2011 / Editorial / Michael T. Klare
Do We Have Any Right to Privacy Outside Our Homes? Do We Have Any Right to Privacy Outside Our Homes?
The Department of Justice has told the Supreme Court that police should be allowed to secretly put GPS devices on our cars. But we have already surrendered more privacy than we rea...
Nov 22, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Michele Bachmann Addresses the Zionist Organization of America Michele Bachmann Addresses the Zionist Organization of America
Extreme Israel hawks are increasingly just another part of the right-wing coalition.
Zoned: On the European Union Zoned: On the European Union
The European Union exists in a no-man’s-land between democracy and technocracy.
Nov 22, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Henry Farrell
Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/18) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/18)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Nov 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation