What If DSK’s Accuser Had Been Undocumented? What If DSK’s Accuser Had Been Undocumented?
Workplace sexual violence against women immigrants is rampant—but usually remains hidden.
May 19, 2011 / Betsy Reed
Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe
A democratic Middle East makes America more safe, says Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Perry.
May 19, 2011 / MSNBC
Saying No to Permanent Global War Saying No to Permanent Global War
The annual reauthorization of the Department of Defense contains unprecedented and dangerous language that gives the President virtually unchecked power to take the country to war ...
May 19, 2011 / Dennis Kucinich
Obama Gives Major Middle East Speech—but Is the Region Still Listening? Obama Gives Major Middle East Speech—but Is the Region Still Listening?
The president’s address indicates clearly that the Obama administration has yet come to grips with the fact that the US no longer plays the central role in the Middle ...
May 19, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Full Text: President Obama’s Middle East Speech Full Text: President Obama’s Middle East Speech
The full text of President Barack Obama's speech, "A Moment of Opportunity," as prepared for delivery at the US Department of State, May 19, 2011.
May 19, 2011 / The Nation
Jeremy Scahill: Why Is Robert Gates Downplaying Pakistan’s Link to Osama bin Laden? Jeremy Scahill: Why Is Robert Gates Downplaying Pakistan’s Link to Osama bin Laden?
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters that the Obama administration has no evidence that the Pakistani government knew Osama bin Laden was living within its b...
May 19, 2011 / MSNBC
Trump’s Tanked, Huckabee’s History, Newt’s Nuked: It’s Time for Bachmannia! Trump’s Tanked, Huckabee’s History, Newt’s Nuked: It’s Time for Bachmannia!
Upping the crank quotient, Michele Bachmann prepares a presidential run. And, yes, there will be a book. Suggested title: Going Roguer.
May 19, 2011 / John Nichols
Bored to Death in Afghanistan (and Washington) Bored to Death in Afghanistan (and Washington)
How is the war going ten years later in Afghanistan? Take a look now and you could easily believe the news came from a previous year of the war.
May 19, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
One Day in Gaza One Day in Gaza
For most of an intense, three-hour conversation with a Hamas leader, three Jewish visitors were both comfortable and chutzpadik.
May 19, 2011 / Kathleen Peratis
Led by Gingrich, Tentherism Enters the GOP Race Led by Gingrich, Tentherism Enters the GOP Race
Amidst all the uproar over his Meet the Press appearance and jewelry expenses, Newt Gingrich began pitching a radical interpretation of federal government powers. Will other candid...
May 19, 2011 / George Zornick