Bowe Bergdahl and the Real Guantánamo Detainee Scandal Bowe Bergdahl and the Real Guantánamo Detainee Scandal
Seventy-eight men who have been cleared for release remain in interminable detention.
Jun 6, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Anger Is Building in New Jersey Over Christie’s Planned Pension Fund Cuts Anger Is Building in New Jersey Over Christie’s Planned Pension Fund Cuts
It’s a scandal bigger than Bridgegate.
Jun 4, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
$1 Billion Port Authority Heist Could Be the Final Nail in Christie’s Political Coffin $1 Billion Port Authority Heist Could Be the Final Nail in Christie’s Political Coffin
Two top Christie aides were subpoenaed in an ongoing investigation into the Port Authority slush fund.
Jun 2, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
The End of US Military Misadventurism? The End of US Military Misadventurism?
Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel joins the The Diane Rehm Show to assess Obama's vision for America’s role in world affairs.
May 30, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Chris Christie Preaches a Foreign Policy of American Exceptionalism Chris Christie Preaches a Foreign Policy of American Exceptionalism
Not quite a neoconservative, Christie is still sounding a lot like, well, Hillary Clinton when it comes to world affairs.
May 29, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Is Obama Moving the ‘War on Terror’ to Africa? Is Obama Moving the ‘War on Terror’ to Africa?
Despite talk of a pivot to Asia, the US military‘s gaze has settled on Africa.
May 28, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War
Obama wants to keep almost 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but some members of Congress are saying “not so fast.”
May 28, 2014 / George Zornick
Did Chris Christie Just Sabotage His Chances for 2016? Did Chris Christie Just Sabotage His Chances for 2016?
The Newark Star-Ledger says Christie’s attack on pensions is the final nail in his coffin. (We’ll see.)
May 22, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
No Surprise No Surprise
Karl Rove suggests that Hillary Clinton suffered brain damage. —News reports What’s long been true has gotten even truer: When Karl Rove speaks, he does so from the sewer.
May 21, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
How Jerry Brown Got Californians to Raise Their Taxes and Save Their State How Jerry Brown Got Californians to Raise Their Taxes and Save Their State
He’s brought the state back from the brink—and is poised to easily win re-election.
May 21, 2014 / Feature / John Nichols