The BRICS: Challengers to the Global Status Quo The BRICS: Challengers to the Global Status Quo
Can the BRICS wrest control of the global economy from the United States and Europe, or will their internal contradictions tear them apart?
Sep 4, 2014 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
How Did Oil Make a Comeback? How Did Oil Make a Comeback?
Just five years ago, experts were predicting an imminent peak and decline in global oil production. Instead, we’re in the middle of a historic boom. What happened?
Sep 4, 2014 / Michael T. Klare
Mitch McConnell Reveals His True Colors Mitch McConnell Reveals His True Colors
Audiotape from a strategy session convened by the Koch brothers reveals that McConnell is nothing but a cynical obstructionist.
Sep 4, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Three Poems to Get You Through the Drought Three Poems to Get You Through the Drought
"Outside, the ground separates, / breaking open like sores..."
Sep 3, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
How the Government Created ‘Stop-and-Frisk for Latinos’ How the Government Created ‘Stop-and-Frisk for Latinos’
Indiscriminate stops and mobile fingerprinting in the Big Easy represent a frightening new frontier in immigration enforcement.
Sep 3, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Why Hillary Clinton Is Wrong About Obama’s Foreign Policy Why Hillary Clinton Is Wrong About Obama’s Foreign Policy
“Don't do stupid stuff”—his shorthand for avoiding unnecessary entanglements—actually has deep roots in US strategic thinking.
Sep 3, 2014 / Michael T. Klare
Mitch McConnell’s 47% Moment Mitch McConnell’s 47% Moment
In remarks made at a secret Koch donor conference and leaked to The Nation, the Senate minority leader doubles down on obstructionism and crony capitalism.
Sep 3, 2014 / The Editors
Minneapolis Has Long Been Fractured by Racial Inequity. Can a New Mayor Change That? Minneapolis Has Long Been Fractured by Racial Inequity. Can a New Mayor Change That?
Mayor Betsy Hodges wants to make Minneapolis live up to its progressive hype.
Sep 3, 2014 / Gabriel Thompson
Why Congress Must Impose Limits on the Use of Force in Iraq Why Congress Must Impose Limits on the Use of Force in Iraq
If we don’t act now, constitutional restraints on presidential warmaking will be eviscerated.
Sep 3, 2014 / Robert Naiman
The Republican Playbook for Cutting Anti-Poverty Programs The Republican Playbook for Cutting Anti-Poverty Programs
Paul Ryan’s poverty plan uses old tricks to make deep cuts.
Sep 3, 2014 / Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert