Why Are US Special Operations Forces Deployed in Over 100 Countries? Why Are US Special Operations Forces Deployed in Over 100 Countries?
That’s over 60 percent of the nations on the planet.
Jan 7, 2014 / Nick Turse
Ask Mister Republican Man Ask Mister Republican Man
Some advice from your friendly neighborhood Republican: the answer is always Benghazi.
Jan 7, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
Undocumented Lawyers and Rogue States Undocumented Lawyers and Rogue States
So far, 2014 has been a year of states doing as they please.
Jan 6, 2014 / Jessica Weisberg
‘60 Minutes’ Does It Again ‘60 Minutes’ Does It Again
The program’s attack on government investments in green technology ignores basic facts.
Jan 6, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Seattle Swears In a Socialist Seattle Swears In a Socialist
Kshama Sawant sees her election as “a sign that we are heading into a period of political change.”
Jan 6, 2014 / John Nichols
American Jihad 2014: The New Fundamentalists American Jihad 2014: The New Fundamentalists
The modern national security state can be understood as a proselytizing warrior religion, complete with its own sacred texts, holy orders and warrior priests.
Jan 6, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Ari Berman: Can Moral Mondays Save North Carolina? Ari Berman: Can Moral Mondays Save North Carolina?
The Nation’s Ari Berman joins Bill Moyers to discuss Moral Mondays and the sharp turn to the right in North Carolina state politics.
Jan 6, 2014 / Press Room
Senators From States With the Highest Unemployment Poised to Kill Unemployment Insurance Bill Senators From States With the Highest Unemployment Poised to Kill Unemployment Insurance Bill
Killing a benefit extension may not hurt individual red-state senators, but it can damage party prospects.
Jan 6, 2014 / George Zornick
The US Must Work With Iran to Stabilize Both Iraq and Syria The US Must Work With Iran to Stabilize Both Iraq and Syria
If Washington and Tehran cooperate, they may find themselves on the same side in key regional conflicts.
Jan 6, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Jovan Belcher’s Murder-Suicide: Did the Kansas City Chiefs Pull the Trigger? Jovan Belcher’s Murder-Suicide: Did the Kansas City Chiefs Pull the Trigger?
In what could be an explosive lawsuit, the NFL may have to answer for changes in Jovan Belcher’s brain that led to his murder of Kasandra Perkins and his own suicide.
Jan 6, 2014 / Dave Zirin