Obama Goes to AIPAC While Netanyahu Howls Obama Goes to AIPAC While Netanyahu Howls
Bibi's ace-in-the-hole? Dennis Ross.
May 21, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Fatah-Hamas Deal: Time for Obama’s Peace Plan Fatah-Hamas Deal: Time for Obama’s Peace Plan
The Palestinian accord is a good thing, and Obama should resist Israel's efforts to scuttle it.
May 9, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
An Appeal From Journalists to Iran on World Press Freedom Day An Appeal From Journalists to Iran on World Press Freedom Day
Editors and colleauges of Shane Bauer, a Nation contributor, urge Iran to release him and his friend Josh Fattal.
May 3, 2011 / Richard Kim
Dark Days for Syria Dark Days for Syria
The Syrian president is is facing unprecedented pressure rooted in grievances over government repression, corruption, a weak economy and lack of civil liberties. He cannot hunker d...
Apr 27, 2011 / Mohamad Bazzi
Let’s Admit the Truth About American Royals Let’s Admit the Truth About American Royals
According to polls, only about 6 percent of Americans are following with any close attention the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. But that's not stop...
Apr 27, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Bay of Pigs, 50 Years Later: The Lessons Kennedy Never Learned Bay of Pigs, 50 Years Later: The Lessons Kennedy Never Learned
JFK failed to defeat Fidel; then he needed to prove his “toughness” somewhere else.
Apr 18, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Naoto Kan and the End of ‘Japan Inc.’ Naoto Kan and the End of ‘Japan Inc.’
Criticism of the government’s response to the catastrophe has obscured major political changes.
Mar 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Tim Shorrock
Barack Obama, Oscar Romero and Structural Sin Barack Obama, Oscar Romero and Structural Sin
In El Salvador, Barack Obama pays tribute to Oscar Romero.
Mar 23, 2011 / Greg Grandin
NPR Predicts Warm Welcome for Obama in Brazil, Facts to Follow NPR Predicts Warm Welcome for Obama in Brazil, Facts to Follow
NPR's Pravda-like headline tells the story before it actually happened.
Mar 19, 2011 / Greg Grandin
Aristide on the Way Home: Presidential Candidate Threatens to Kill Him and Perform Necro-Sodomy Aristide on the Way Home: Presidential Candidate Threatens to Kill Him and Perform Necro-Sodomy
US has failed to keep Aristide from returning to Haiti. Expected to arrive tonight, he already has received a death threat—from a major candidate in this Sunday’s...
Mar 18, 2011 / Greg Grandin