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Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/18/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/18/12)

Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

Apr 19, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Tom Engelhardt: Making America Truly Safer [VIDEO] Tom Engelhardt: Making America Truly Safer [VIDEO]

The key to making America safer is not to increase military spending but rather to do the exact opposite.

Apr 18, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

In Annawadi: On Katherine Boo

In Annawadi: On Katherine Boo In Annawadi: On Katherine Boo

Behind the Beautiful Forevers is a superb, empathic account of life in a Mumbai undercity.

Apr 17, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami

Ideology and Electricity: The Soviet Experience in Afghanistan

Ideology and Electricity: The Soviet Experience in Afghanistan Ideology and Electricity: The Soviet Experience in Afghanistan

Rodric Braithwaite, Jonathan Steele and Artemy Kalinovsky analyze the forgotten history of Afghan communism and the Soviet occupation.

Apr 17, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Christian Parenti

Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride

How Pakistan makes Washington pay for the Afghan war.

Apr 17, 2012 / Dilip Hiro

Jeremy Scahill: Who Approves the Drones? [VIDEO]

Jeremy Scahill: Who Approves the Drones? [VIDEO] Jeremy Scahill: Who Approves the Drones? [VIDEO]

In the 1990s, targeted killing was highly controversial. Today, the practice is barely questioned. What happened in between?

Apr 16, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

What the Laws of War Allow What the Laws of War Allow

Do the WikiLeaks War Logs reveal war crimes? Or do they reveal the poverty of international law?

Apr 16, 2012 / Chase Madar

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/11/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/11/12)

Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

Apr 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Washington’s Iran Policy and Global Disaster Washington’s Iran Policy and Global Disaster

What history should teach us about blockading Iran.

Apr 12, 2012 / Juan Cole

The Age of American Shadow Power

The Age of American Shadow Power The Age of American Shadow Power

Covert operations have now assumed a dominant—and destructive—role in US foreign policy.

Apr 11, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Juan Cole

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