‘The Nation’ and SITU Research Present: Where the Bodies Are Buried ‘The Nation’ and SITU Research Present: Where the Bodies Are Buried
Innovative interactive online platform presents evidence of alleged war crimes committed by US military unit, currently under investigation by US government.
Jun 21, 2016 / Press Room
By Screening ‘The Magnitsky Act,’ the Newseum Stood Up for the First Amendment By Screening ‘The Magnitsky Act,’ the Newseum Stood Up for the First Amendment
Should ultra-wealthy foreign nationals be able to transform their personal vendettas against foreign governments into law?
Jun 20, 2016 / James Carden
The Pentagon’s Real Strategy The Pentagon’s Real Strategy
Victory is assured on the military’s main battlefield—Washington.
Jun 16, 2016 / Andrew Cockburn
What Trump’s and Clinton’s Reactions to Orlando Tell Us About Their Foreign Policies What Trump’s and Clinton’s Reactions to Orlando Tell Us About Their Foreign Policies
If Clinton follows a long line of liberal hawks, Trump would return us to the unilateral approach to world affairs practiced by George W. Bush.
Jun 16, 2016 / James Carden
Bad Intelligence Bad Intelligence
David Price’s long battle against anthropology’s collaborations with the national-security state.
Jun 16, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
US Refusal to Cooperate With Russia Against International Terrorism May Be the Worst Casualty of the New Cold War US Refusal to Cooperate With Russia Against International Terrorism May Be the Worst Casualty of the New Cold War
While NATO continues its provocative buildup on Russia’s borders, Washington continues to reject Moscow’s proposals to cooperate against terrorism from Syria to homeland security.
Jun 15, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Orlando Massacre’s Moral Imperative: Don’t Propagate Hate The Orlando Massacre’s Moral Imperative: Don’t Propagate Hate
We need more wisdom and less posturing about the underlying factors—hate, guns and terrorism—rooted in this horror.
Jun 14, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Is Iran Our Enemy? Why Is Iran Our Enemy?
It’s a repressive theocracy, but Tehran is no threat to the United States and is a staunch opponent of jihadi groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda.
Jun 13, 2016 / Jeff Faux
Will the Democratic Platform Committee Go to War Over Israel? Will the Democratic Platform Committee Go to War Over Israel?
Clinton’s and Sanders’s appointees are sharply divided, so there’s sure to be a fracas—one that represents growing divisions among Democrats.
Jun 10, 2016 / Ali Gharib
Why Trump Now? It’s the Empire, Stupid Why Trump Now? It’s the Empire, Stupid
Amid the wreckage of the Iraq War and the Great Recession, he speaks to a constituency that sees the frontier and outward expansion as peril rather than possibility.
Jun 9, 2016 / Greg Grandin