Aram Roston: US Military Funds Afghan Warlords Aram Roston: US Military Funds Afghan Warlords
Aram Roston's Nation cover story on taxpayer dollars being used to pay off the Taliban created a stir of controversy, and after a six-month investigation, Congress has confirmed th...
Jun 23, 2010 / GRITtv
Map of Iran-Iraq Border Where Hikers Were Seized Map of Iran-Iraq Border Where Hikers Were Seized
Last July, three Americans were arrested by Iranian forces for allegedly crossing the Iranian border to conduct espionage. However, a five-month investigation by The Nation and the...
Jun 22, 2010 / The Nation
Republicans Can’t Figure Out What They Stand For Republicans Can’t Figure Out What They Stand For
Nation Washington Editor Christopher Hayes tells Rachel Maddow that jumping on the GOP's conflicted messages about BP's liability for the Gulf spill is a way for Democrats to "...
Jun 22, 2010 / Press Room
The Week Ahead: Richard Kim on the GOP’s Real “Shakedown” The Week Ahead: Richard Kim on the GOP’s Real “Shakedown”
Republicans say again and again that they're defending small government and private property, but when the hot air settles the real winner is corporate America, too often at th...
Jun 22, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Slide Show: A New Iraq Tethered by Old Legacies Slide Show: A New Iraq Tethered by Old Legacies
In April 2010, Human Rights Watch researcher Samer Muscati traveled across Iraq to assess the human rights situation seven years after US and Coalition forces invaded the country.
Jun 21, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Greg Grandin on BP, Beck and Ongoing Troubles in Latin America Greg Grandin on BP, Beck and Ongoing Troubles in Latin America
NYU professor and Nation writer Greg Grandin on GRITtv discussing Honduras, Colombia and Glenn Beck's "particular brand of Americanism that can't escape a tourette-like refere...
Jun 18, 2010 / GRITtv
Why Does Glenn Beck Hate the World Cup? Why Does Glenn Beck Hate the World Cup?
Beck rejects soccer because his idealized 'real America'—in all its monochromatic glory—rejects it as well, says Nation sports editor Dave Zirin.
Jun 18, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Gasland: A Filmmaker’s Journey Through the Horrors of Natural Gas Drilling Gasland: A Filmmaker’s Journey Through the Horrors of Natural Gas Drilling
A gripping new film documents the long-overlooked dangers of a new and unregulated natural gas drilling technology known as “fracking,” or hydraulic fracturing.
Jun 18, 2010 / HBO
The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe? The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe?
Is BP unique in its ability to create catastrophe? On this week's The Breakdown, Chris Hayes asks Greenpeace's Kert Davies whether the entire practice of offshore oil drilling is i...
Jun 18, 2010 / Chris Hayes
We Need to Build a Cleaner Economy, So Let’s Do It We Need to Build a Cleaner Economy, So Let’s Do It
On Morning Joe, Katrina vanden Heuvel defends President Obama by saying that his White House speech Tuesday night was humane, but "we need deeds."
Jun 17, 2010 / MSNBC