Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child… Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child…
Newest pieces, women complaining about the attention given to Jonathan Franzen, some book and DVD recommendations and the latest mail.
Sep 9, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Against Counterinsurgency Against Counterinsurgency
The recently released report of the Afghanistan Study Group affirms The Nation's long-held belief that American military disengagement in Afghanistan, combined with a new diplomati...
Sep 9, 2010 / The Editors
Biden Aide Refuses to Rule Out Continuing US Occupation in Iraq Biden Aide Refuses to Rule Out Continuing US Occupation in Iraq
Tony Blinken says that the US intends to remove the rest of troops in 2011, but he won't say that they'll leave even if Iraq falls apart. And, he says, there is no dialogue with Ir...
Sep 8, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Pentagon Triumphant on the Media Battlefield The Pentagon Triumphant on the Media Battlefield
The military's media megaphone and the U.S. global military presence.
Sep 7, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Accepting Defeat in Iraq Accepting Defeat in Iraq
Everyone is spinning the Iraq mission's so-called end but no one's willing to accept defeat.
Sep 2, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Our Iraq Debacle Our Iraq Debacle
America needs to remember the disastrous consequences of the war in Iraq. But Obama wants to put it all behind us.
Sep 2, 2010 / The Editors
Jeremy Schaill: GOP Is Angry That Obama Didn’t Praise Bush in Speech on Iraq Jeremy Schaill: GOP Is Angry That Obama Didn’t Praise Bush in Speech on Iraq
Jeremy Scahill asks why former President George Bush deserves positive recognition for his contributions to the Iraq War.
Sep 2, 2010 / Countdown
Unequal Sacrifice Unequal Sacrifice
Why are poorer and less-educated citizens more likely to die in America's wars?
Sep 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich
Obama’s Awkward Speech: Not Quite Peace and Nowhere Near Prosperity Obama’s Awkward Speech: Not Quite Peace and Nowhere Near Prosperity
The president says the combat mission in Iraq is ended. But 50,000 troops remain. And most people are far less excited about changes in Iraq than they are worried by an expanding c...
Sep 1, 2010 / John Nichols
Shhhhhh! JSOC is Hiring Interrogators and Covert Operatives for ‘Special Access Programs’ Shhhhhh! JSOC is Hiring Interrogators and Covert Operatives for ‘Special Access Programs’
The military's most elite, secretive force has started advertising for highly-sensitive positions on public jobs sites. Is this 'Preparing the Battlefield' 2.0?
Aug 25, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill