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Hawks Want Libya Escalation—Will Obama Agree? Hawks Want Libya Escalation—Will Obama Agree?

The death toll rises—so much for humanitarian interventionism.

Apr 26, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Guantánamo Files Show Media Priorities Guantánamo Files Show Media Priorities

As I perused the latest WikiLeaks releases this morning, a retweet from their Twitter feed caught my eye: “Gitmo: Compare the first paragraph of these two stories about the s...

Apr 25, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

Preventing the Nuclear Apocalypse Preventing the Nuclear Apocalypse

The US's nuclear arsenal has no necessary military mission anymore. But their existence continues to provoke the proliferation of weapons programs abroad.

Apr 25, 2011 / Joe Cirincione

An Empire of Autocrats, Aristocrats and Uniformed Thugs Begins to Totter An Empire of Autocrats, Aristocrats and Uniformed Thugs Begins to Totter

Across the Greater Middle East from Tunisia and Egypt to Bahrain and Yemen, democratic protests are threatening to sweep away subordinate elites crucial to the wielding of American...

Apr 25, 2011 / Alfred W. McCoy and Brett Reilly

‘Post’ Editor Calls Afghan Exit a ‘Mirage’ ‘Post’ Editor Calls Afghan Exit a ‘Mirage’

Jackson Diehl, the reliable hawk, opposes diplomatic effort to end the war.

Apr 25, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Egyptian Youth Activists Extend Support For Youth Across the Arab World Egyptian Youth Activists Extend Support For Youth Across the Arab World

Egyptian youth organizers are working to support other youth movements still struggling for reform with solidarity protests on behalf of their counterparts in Bahrain, Libya, Syria...

Apr 24, 2011 / StudentNation / Anna Day

Will Exploitative Corporate Practices Go the Way of South African Apartheid? Will Exploitative Corporate Practices Go the Way of South African Apartheid?

The year was 1986. Yale University President Bart Giamatti was on his way back to his office from a birthday lunch when he stumbled upon Mike Morand, a student leader of the anti-a...

Apr 22, 2011 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky

Ethan McCord: Incidents Like ‘Collateral Murder’ Happen Almost Daily in Iraq

Ethan McCord: Incidents Like ‘Collateral Murder’ Happen Almost Daily in Iraq Ethan McCord: Incidents Like ‘Collateral Murder’ Happen Almost Daily in Iraq

Iraq War veteran Ethan McCord tells the story of the WikiLeaks "Collateral Murder" footage and how the incident made him certain that the US had no place fighting in the country.

Apr 22, 2011 / Video / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Kathryn Joyce on the Evangelical Adoption Movement Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Kathryn Joyce on the Evangelical Adoption Movement

Are Christians in the United States fueling an under-regulated international adoption industry?

Apr 21, 2011 / Audio / The Nation

The Evangelical Adoption Crusade

The Evangelical Adoption Crusade The Evangelical Adoption Crusade

Declaring a global “orphan crisis,” US evangelicals ride to the rescue—with unintended results.

Apr 21, 2011 / Feature / Kathryn Joyce

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