Fearing Al Qaeda’s Role, US Officials Split Over Syria Fearing Al Qaeda’s Role, US Officials Split Over Syria
An indecisive, divided administration may be gradually blundering its way toward war.
Apr 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Tragedy in Boston Tragedy in Boston
We're still searching for the elusive balance between safety and liberty. Maybe, in the response to this attack, America can get it right.
Apr 17, 2013 / The Editors
Israel’s Land Grab in East Jerusalem Israel’s Land Grab in East Jerusalem
Decades of Jewish settlement and Arab dispossession have radically changed the demographic makeup of this Palestinian capital.
Apr 17, 2013 / Anna Lekas Miller
Happy Birthday, Kim! Now, Calm Down Happy Birthday, Kim! Now, Calm Down
The United States needs to tread carefully to avoid escalating the confrontation with Pyongyang.
Apr 15, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Remembering Margaret Thatcher This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Remembering Margaret Thatcher
A quick spin through The Nation's archives offers a running critique of the former Prime Minister and her ideology.
Apr 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
US, Al Qaeda Join Forces in Syria US, Al Qaeda Join Forces in Syria
Washington wades deeper into the Middle East swamp.
Apr 12, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Laura Flanders: Like Reagan, Thatcher Supported Hypocritical Policies at Home and Abroad Laura Flanders: Like Reagan, Thatcher Supported Hypocritical Policies at Home and Abroad
The Conservative leader sold British workers down the river while pursuing a destructive foreign policy.
Apr 10, 2013 / Press Room
USAID’s Dubious Allies in Paraguay USAID’s Dubious Allies in Paraguay
President Fernando Lugo's ouster was called a coup in South America. But the US didn't blink.
Apr 10, 2013 / Feature / Natalia Viana
US-Cuban Diplomacy, ‘Nation’ Style US-Cuban Diplomacy, ‘Nation’ Style
Fifty years later, James Donovan’s “metadiplomacy” shows that normal relations are possible.
Apr 10, 2013 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh
Iran Talks, Day One: As Expected, No Deal Yet Iran Talks, Day One: As Expected, No Deal Yet
But Obama should just keep talking—until he has a chance to make a deal with a new president not named Ahmadinejad.
Apr 5, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss