Lawmakers Ask Hillary Clinton to Explain Erik Prince’s Mercenaries in the UAE Lawmakers Ask Hillary Clinton to Explain Erik Prince’s Mercenaries in the UAE
“The implications of allowing a US citizen to assemble a legion in any foreign country, and especially in a combustible region like the Middle East, are serious and wide-rang...
May 23, 2011 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
Students in Burkina Faso Protest in Solidarity With Teachers Students in Burkina Faso Protest in Solidarity With Teachers
Students in this West African nation are supporting their teacher's demands that the government increase their wage and reduce the class size. Demonstrations have spread across the...
May 23, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving
Student Boycott of Sabra Hummus Blocked Student Boycott of Sabra Hummus Blocked
In spite of student support for a boycott of a brand of hummus made by a company students argue is complicit in human rights abuses, DePaul University's Fair Business Practices Com...
May 23, 2011 / StudentNation / Kevin Gosztola
How Dishonest Is Noam Chomsky? How Dishonest Is Noam Chomsky?
An opponent of capital punishment who specifically cautioned against “joy” in bin Laden’s death is dishonestly portrayed to demonstrate “obsessive belief in...
May 23, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Some Thoughts on the IMF, Global Injustice and a Stranger on a Train Some Thoughts on the IMF, Global Injustice and a Stranger on a Train
Her name was Global South. His name was Washington Consensus. But his winning streak was running out and her star was rising.
May 23, 2011 / Rebecca Solnit
Patriot Act Extension Scheme Sells Out the Constitution Patriot Act Extension Scheme Sells Out the Constitution
The plan to renew the Patriot Act may have the backing of Democratic and Republican Congressional leaders and the Obama White House. But this is bad bipartisanship.
May 23, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Obama Goes to AIPAC While Netanyahu Howls Obama Goes to AIPAC While Netanyahu Howls
Bibi's ace-in-the-hole? Dennis Ross.
May 21, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Jeremy Scahill: Why Is Robert Gates Downplaying Pakistan’s Link to Osama bin Laden? Jeremy Scahill: Why Is Robert Gates Downplaying Pakistan’s Link to Osama bin Laden?
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters that the Obama administration has no evidence that the Pakistani government knew Osama bin Laden was living within its b...
May 19, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe
A democratic Middle East makes America more safe, says Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Perry.
May 19, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe
A democratic Middle East makes America more safe, says Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Perry.