Iran Intensifies Crackdown Against Greens Iran Intensifies Crackdown Against Greens
Mousavi, Karroubi reportedly taken to army prison, amid demands that they be executed.
Mar 2, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Boeing Boondoggle: Pork Can Fly Boeing Boondoggle: Pork Can Fly
“The gift that keeps on giving” should have been the headline on the Pentagon’s decision to award the Boeing Co. a $35 billion defense contract last week.
Mar 2, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Arab Uprisings and American Intervention Arab Uprisings and American Intervention
The young people protesting in Arab capitals right now want a meaningful break with the status quo and, in many ways, that means a break from American support.
Mar 2, 2011 / The Notion / Laila Lalami
Quote of the Day: On the Sanity of Defense Secretaries, by Robert Gates Quote of the Day: On the Sanity of Defense Secretaries, by Robert Gates
Gates speaks to an audience at West Point.
Mar 2, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Afghanistan Withdrawal Resolution Passes Democratic National Committee Without Dissent Afghanistan Withdrawal Resolution Passes Democratic National Committee Without Dissent
The DNC is trying to speed up the President's clock on pulling out of Afghanistan.
Mar 1, 2011 / Tom Hayden
$1.2 Trillion for National Security $1.2 Trillion for National Security
Welcome to the world of the real US national security budget.
Mar 1, 2011 / Chris Hellman
The Peace Corps at 50: Remnant of a Bygone Era? The Peace Corps at 50: Remnant of a Bygone Era?
A former volunteer offers a more timely—and radical—alternative.
Mar 1, 2011 / Editorial / Karen Rothmyer
The Peace Corps at 50: An Enduring Legacy of Cultural Exchange The Peace Corps at 50: An Enduring Legacy of Cultural Exchange
A former legal counsel for the corps argues for its continuing usefulness.
Mar 1, 2011 / Editorial / Frank Sheed
Gorbachev at 80 Gorbachev at 80
Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday is an opportunity to reconsider a complicated legacy of reform.
Mar 1, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nation Conversations: Jesse Jackson on the Energy of Egypt in Wisconsin Nation Conversations: Jesse Jackson on the Energy of Egypt in Wisconsin
The civil rights leader explains how the protests in Cairo and Madison have broken our "cynical disbelief" and revealed that people have the power to change their situations.
Mar 1, 2011 / Audio / The Nation