Naming Our Nameless War Naming Our Nameless War
From North Africa to the Middle East to China’s Central Asian border, how many years will it be?
May 28, 2013 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Cooper Union Occupation Continues Without Media Fanfare Cooper Union Occupation Continues Without Media Fanfare
For twenty days, students at the New York college have occupied their president’s office in a struggle to defend free education.
May 28, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Thank God for Wolf Blitzer Thank God for Wolf Blitzer
Because all disasters require divine punditry.
May 28, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
China Cracks Code on US Missile Defense China Cracks Code on US Missile Defense
The faulty program has been further undermined by Beijing’s hackers.
May 28, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Soccer Star Robbie Rogers: Out, Proud and Now Un-Retired! Soccer Star Robbie Rogers: Out, Proud and Now Un-Retired!
In a brilliant sign of our rapidly changing times, the gay soccer star will be taking the field.
May 26, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Yuck! The Senate Won’t Clear the Way for States to Label Genetically Modified Food Yuck! The Senate Won’t Clear the Way for States to Label Genetically Modified Food
A proposal that would have allowed states to require clear labels is rejected by Republicans and Democrats.
May 25, 2013 / John Nichols
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politicization of the IRS This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politicization of the IRS
This isn’t the first time the IRS has been accused of tareting political opponents—and it hasn’t always been right-wing groups who have drawn its scrutiny.
May 25, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why I Spoke Out at Obama’s Foreign Policy Speech Why I Spoke Out at Obama’s Foreign Policy Speech
On topics from Guantánamo to drone strikes, I couldn’t let the president act as if he were some helpless official at the mercy of Congress.
May 24, 2013 / Medea Benjamin
Demand that Congress Protect Press Freedoms Demand that Congress Protect Press Freedoms
Push back against government intimidation of the media.
May 24, 2013 / NationAction
3-2-1: Only the Suffering of the Wealthy Counts 3-2-1: Only the Suffering of the Wealthy Counts
The Daily Show’s Jason Jones zeroes in on why the IRS targeting of conservatives is “the only unfair thing ever.”
May 24, 2013 / Leslie Savan