Beating Swords Into Solar Panels Beating Swords Into Solar Panels
Re-purposing America's war machine.
Sep 19, 2013 / Mattea Kramer and Miriam Pemberton
Demand the United States Military Prioritize Civilian Lives Demand the United States Military Prioritize Civilian Lives
Someday we may live in a world where war and militarization were rare, but, until then, we must demand the protection of innocent life when conflicts happen.
Sep 19, 2013 / NationAction
Greece: Assassination and Responsibility Greece: Assassination and Responsibility
With the murder of rapper Killah P, Golden Dawn has reared its head to snap at those who nurtured it.
Sep 19, 2013 / Maria Margaronis
America’s Afghan Victims America’s Afghan Victims
An in-depth look at the civilian toll of America’s longest war.
Sep 19, 2013 / The Nation
Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan, 2001-2012: A Guide Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan, 2001-2012: A Guide
A key to The Nation's interactive database.
Sep 19, 2013 / The Nation
Mass-Casualty Attacks in the Afghan War Mass-Casualty Attacks in the Afghan War
A recounting of three horrific US/ISAF civilian massacres, the procedures implemented to prevent such events from happening again—and why those procedures were inadequate.
Sep 19, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Blood Money: Afghanistan’s Reparations Files Blood Money: Afghanistan’s Reparations Files
Coalition forces sometimes pay compensation to civilian victims and survivors of the suffering we have inflicted—but ISAF keeps no comprehensive records, and the US military ...
Sep 19, 2013 / Nick Turse
Rick Reilly and the Most Irredeemably Stupid Defense of the Redskins Name You Will Ever Read Rick Reilly and the Most Irredeemably Stupid Defense of the Redskins Name You Will Ever Read
Rick Reilly of ESPN argues that Native Americans love the word “Redskins” and people who hate it are all white. Seriously.
Sep 19, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Miss America Nina Davuluri Is Not a Symbol of Progress Miss America Nina Davuluri Is Not a Symbol of Progress
The racist reaction to a South Asian Miss America is a disgrace, but so is the Miss America pageant.
Sep 18, 2013 / Samhita Mukhopadhyay
Blocking the Public’s Right to Know About ALEC Blocking the Public’s Right to Know About ALEC
The American Legislative Exchange Council has always been secretive, but now officials are moving to prevent open-records requests for information about the group’s influence...
Sep 18, 2013 / John Nichols