Jonathan Schell

Peace and Disarmament Correspondent

Jonathan Schell (1943-2014) was the Lannan Fellow at The Nation Institute. His books include The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence and the Will of the People, an analysis of people power, and The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger.

Obama’s Nuclear Challenge Obama’s Nuclear Challenge

Obama's promise to move toward disarmament is not the same as achieving it.

Apr 15, 2009 / Jonathan Schell

Obama and the Return of the Real Obama and the Return of the Real

The path of ruling through illusion has been tried and failed. Obama must govern with a realism of the sort America has not seen for a long time.

Jan 22, 2009 / Feature / Jonathan Schell

When the Gloves Come Off When the Gloves Come Off

On the campaign trail, new lies are being pumped into the political bloodstream.

Oct 15, 2008 / Feature / Jonathan Schell

Israel, Iran and the Bomb Israel, Iran and the Bomb

Israel and the Mideast are approaching a stark choice: nuclear holocaust or a nuclear-free region.

Jul 31, 2008 / Jonathan Schell and Martin J. Sherwin

Letters Letters

OPRAH & OBAMA: OUCH Anniston, Ala.

Jan 9, 2008 / Jonathan Schell and Our Readers

A Season of ‘Change’ A Season of ‘Change’

Throughout the political sphere--in Democratic and Republican campaigns, in media coverage and pollsters' surveys--the word "change" is bubbling on people's lips. What does it real...

Jan 8, 2008 / Jonathan Schell

The Old and New Shapes of Nuclear Danger The Old and New Shapes of Nuclear Danger

During the cold war, the driving force was the bilateral arms race; now it's proliferation.

Dec 6, 2007 / Feature / Jonathan Schell

A Colder War A Colder War

Richard Rhodes's Arsenals of Folly, sequel to the book that defined the atomic age, captures the political struggle that brought it to an end.

Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell

Bush, Pakistan and the Bomb Bush, Pakistan and the Bomb

The Bush Administration's failed war on terror has stoked the fires it was meant to quench. And in Pakistan, the risk of nuclear terrorism is on the rise.

Nov 14, 2007 / Feature / Jonathan Schell

Taking Power Taking Power

America is sleepwalking into one-man rule. What can the Democrats do about it?

Sep 20, 2007 / Jonathan Schell

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