The Judge Gets Real, But Why?

The federal judge's order means that LA's top gang reduction officials will be subpoenaed to state what they know of Alex Sanchez.

Tom Hayden

Blackwater and the Khost Bombing: Is the CIA Deceiving Congress?

Two Blackwater contractors died in a December 30 suicide bombing at a CIA station in Afghanistan, suggesting that the company is more enmeshed in CIA business than the agency admit...

Jeremy Scahill

Looting Social Security, Part 2

The Washington Post has run a "news" article about deficit reduction penned by The Fiscal Times, an outlet backed by Pete Peterson, the Wall Street milli...

William Greider

Federal Judge Dismisses All Charges in Iraq Massacre

A federal judge has dismissed all charges against the five Blackwater operatives accused of gunning down 14 innocent Iraqis in Baghdad's Nisour Square in September 2007.

Jeremy Scahill

How to Solve the Climate Problem

Climate scientist James Hansen's new book, Storms of My Grandchildren, looks at what's necessary to stop global warming.

James Hansen

What’s Next for Healthcare Reform?

Despite the Senate compromises, there's still a lot to like in the healthcare reform bill. But will it survive reconciliation?

Lindsay Beyerstein

Victory for Alex Sanchez Appeal, But…

The court decision gives the Alex Sanchez case a "new credibility as a blatant injustice."

Tom Hayden

Laughter Without a Moral Compass Is Lame

In Paul Krassner's new book, what's obscene is not sex but anything greedy, dishonest or cruel.

Danny Goldberg

Why War Will Take No Holidays in 2010

From the point of view of peace or de-escalation, 2010 will be a year of no significance.

Tom Engelhardt

The Files’ Tale: Redbaited by the FBI

How The Nation's special issue on the bureau brought down the wrath of J. Edgar Hoover.

Richard Lingeman

Stacked Deck Against Homeowners

Legal remedies are not strong enough to save defrauded citizens from losing their homes.

Alex Ulam

MVPs of 2009

The author's list of the most valuable political and cultural activists and activist groups of the year.

John Nichols

The Great Leap

In the midst of a global financial crash and the climate crisis, New China enters its third act.

Chris Hayes

How Soon Was Now?

The death, and afterlife, of the Polaroid.

Barry Schwabsky

End of the Century

Can pop music survive without a mass market, mass acceptance or the drive for mass profits?

J. Gabriel Boylan

Back Talk: Frederick Wiseman

A conversation with the director of La Danse about the discipline of ballet--and documentary filmmaking.

Christine Smallwood

Misterioso

Thelonious Monk was a more nuanced figure than the flimsy characterization of a way-out jazz cat could ever convey.

David Yaffe

Focus on Israel

A spate of new films address the human toll the Israeli-Palestinian conflict takes on both sides.

Eric Alterman

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