Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising? Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising?
Does the silence of the Obama administration on the uprisings in Yemen have something to do with the US-backed president's role as a crucial partner in the war on terror?
Mar 22, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising? Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising?
Does the silence of the Obama administration on the uprisings in Yemen have something to do with the US-backed president's role as a crucial partner in the war on terror?
Mar 22, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!
Kucinich Proposes Congressional Action to Defund Undeclared Libya War Kucinich Proposes Congressional Action to Defund Undeclared Libya War
"We have already spent trillions of dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.... Now, the President is plunging the United States into yet another war we cannot afford...
Mar 22, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Haiti Abstains Haiti Abstains
No matter who is declared the winner, the country's March 20 elections represent a defeat for Haitian democracy.
Mar 22, 2011 / Dan Coughlin
Obama Holds Up Latin America as a Model for the Middle East—If Only Obama Holds Up Latin America as a Model for the Middle East—If Only
Obama, in Chile, celebrates Latin American democracy while telling Chileans to not cling to the past.
Mar 22, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin
Missing in the Japan Catastrophe: Thinking the Unthinkable Missing in the Japan Catastrophe: Thinking the Unthinkable
Why we can’t bring ourselves to discuss the worst that could happen at the Fukushima nuclear complex?
Mar 22, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
This Just In: Women Are Not All Pacifists This Just In: Women Are Not All Pacifists
The fact that Susan Rice, Samantha Power and Hillary Clinton skillfully argued for military intervention in Libya and won their point is not very interesting. So why is Robert Dr...
Mar 22, 2011 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
US in Libya: Protecting Civilians? A Rebel Army? What? US in Libya: Protecting Civilians? A Rebel Army? What?
The conflict between regime change and the mission to "protect civilians."
Mar 22, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
An Interview With Nawal El Saadawi An Interview With Nawal El Saadawi
The Egyptian feminist author and activist talks about the US media’s coverage of events in Tahrir Square and the future for women in her country’s quickly evolving poli...
Mar 21, 2011 / Anna Louie Sussman
Charting the Wild Winds of Change in 2011 Charting the Wild Winds of Change in 2011
Revolution is as unpredictable as an earthquake and as beautiful as spring. Its coming is always a surprise, but its nature should not be.
Mar 21, 2011 / Rebecca Solnit