Gaza: It’s Not About Anti-Semitism Gaza: It’s Not About Anti-Semitism
Netanyahu and the neocons are playing the anti-Semitism card. That's ugly. But it's time for Hamas to change course, too, and to support the two-state solution.
Jun 4, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Israel’s Illegal Strangulation Israel’s Illegal Strangulation
The Nation’s Jeremy Scahill and former New York Mayor Ed Koch debate the legality of the Israeli assault on the Gaza aid flotilla and the Israeli government's impunity.
Jun 3, 2010 / MSNBC
My TV Debate with Ed Koch About Israel’s Gaza Flotilla Massacre My TV Debate with Ed Koch About Israel’s Gaza Flotilla Massacre
When confronted with facts about Israel's siege of Gaza and the collective punishment of 1.5 million people, the former NYC Mayor can only say, "I don't want to debate you&quo...
Jun 3, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
Doubling Down in Afghanistan Doubling Down in Afghanistan
Is Washington a compulsive gambler, unwilling to fold a losing hand?
Jun 3, 2010 / William J. Astore
Brace Yourself: Good News on Africa Brace Yourself: Good News on Africa
A recent economic study rejects the conventional depiction of the continent as a basket case.
Jun 3, 2010 / Feature / Karen Rothmyer
Road Rage Russian-style Road Rage Russian-style
In Russia, drivers are one of the country's few grassroots movements capable of mobilizing protesters and influencing policy.
Jun 3, 2010 / Carl Schreck
Kucinich on Israeli Assault on Gaza Relief Ship: “There Must Be Consequences for Such Conduct” Kucinich on Israeli Assault on Gaza Relief Ship: “There Must Be Consequences for Such Conduct”
Ohio congressman circulates congressional letter that says: "The United States must remind Israel as well as all of our other friends and allies: It is not acceptable to repea...
Jun 3, 2010 / John Nichols
UN Slams US Drone Killings UN Slams US Drone Killings
A UN panel issues a blistering attack on the American policy of "extrajudicial killings," i.e., the drone attacks. Its author says that the US is opening a Pandora's...
Jun 3, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Slide Show: Israeli Raid on Gaza Relief Flotilla Slide Show: Israeli Raid on Gaza Relief Flotilla
In the early hours of Monday, May 31, Israeli Defense Forces raided a flotilla of six ships en route to delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza, killing at least nine civilians and wou…
Jun 3, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Are Teams Right to Refuse to Play Israel? Are Teams Right to Refuse to Play Israel?
International sport is politics by other means. If a team refuses to play Israel because they don't want to be party to its public relations objectives, then that is nothing to be...
Jun 2, 2010 / Dave Zirin