Kilcullen’s Long War Kilcullen’s Long War
An influential Pentagon strategist advocates a fifty-year counterinsurgency campaign.
Oct 14, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
The ACORN Standard The ACORN Standard
A growing number of lawmakers are starting to ask: if ACORN's federal funding should be under intense scrutiny, why aren't the billions of dollars going to out-of-control contracto...
Oct 14, 2009 / Jeremy Scahill
Obama at the Precipice Obama at the Precipice
Will Obama do any better at listening to critics of the Afghan War than Lyndon Johnson did on Vietnam?
Oct 13, 2009 / Feature / William J. Astore
Are We the Twenty-First Century Martians? Are We the Twenty-First Century Martians?
Should President Obama and General McChrystal read the 111-year-old novel, The War of the Worlds?
Oct 9, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Obama Trapped Behind Wall of Mideast Containment Obama Trapped Behind Wall of Mideast Containment
Why the Obama administration's efforts to achieve a Middle East peace between the Israelis and Palestinians are inextricably linked to its efforts to bring Iran to heel.
Oct 7, 2009 / Feature / Ira Chernus
A War of Absurdity A War of Absurdity
There is no indication that any of the contending forces in Afghanistan, including the Taliban, are interested in bringing Al Qaeda back.
Oct 7, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Slide Show: Afghanistan at a Crossroads Slide Show: Afghanistan at a Crossroads
The following images and excerpts highlight The Nation's opposition to military escalation.
Oct 2, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Against Escalation Against Escalation
Obama faces a presidency-defining choice: will he escalate in Afghanistan, or plot a new course?
Sep 30, 2009 / The Editors
Same as It Ever Was: Talking Head in Pittsburgh Same as It Ever Was: Talking Head in Pittsburgh
Why the sudden disclosure of a secret uranium enrichment facility in Iran?
Sep 30, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
An Open Letter to President Obama An Open Letter to President Obama
Mr. President, don't derail your presidency by bungling Afghanistan.
Sep 30, 2009 / Feature / William R. Polk