Armageddon at the Top of the World: *Not*! Armageddon at the Top of the World: *Not*!
Paranoia over the Pashtuns along the Afghan border isn't unique to Washington, just to empire. The British had a case of it 100 years ago.
Feingold: White House is Whistling Past Afghan Graveyard Feingold: White House is Whistling Past Afghan Graveyard
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Sen. Russ Feingold defends his lone vote to oppose the latest amendment to the Defense Authorization bill.
Jul 24, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Don’t Turn the Page on History Don’t Turn the Page on History
Can the United States turn its back on its own "little house of horrors"?
Jul 23, 2009 / Tom Engelhardt
Iran’s Next Supreme Leader? Iran’s Next Supreme Leader?
A top candidate to replace the ailing Khamenei is both a clerical traditionalist and a modernizer.
Jul 23, 2009 / Feature / Babak Sarfaraz
Blackwater Seeks Gag Order Blackwater Seeks Gag Order
The private security company, facing charges in a US court for killing and injuring Iraqis, is attempting to silence its victims and their lawyers.
Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Deep-Sixing the F-22 Deep-Sixing the F-22
The news that Congress might terminate production of topline fighter jets comes as a considerable victory for President Obama and Defense Secretary Gates.
Jul 22, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Clinton Comes to India Clinton Comes to India
On her first trip to India, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got some promises and some pushback on climate change and nuclear weapons.
Jul 21, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Honoring Natalia Estemirova Honoring Natalia Estemirova
A tribute to a top human rights activist murdered in the troubled Russian republic of Chechnya.
Jul 18, 2009 / Human Rights Watch
Free Gaza–and Palestine Free Gaza–and Palestine
Last month the Israeli Navy seized a boat attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to blockaded Gaza and arrested its passengers, and received little international criticism.
Jul 17, 2009 / Feature / Huwaida Arraf
Afghanistan Is Based on Lies and Illusions Afghanistan Is Based on Lies and Illusions
The new film The Fixer, featuring The Nation's Christian Parenti, captures some edgy, fearful truths about the war in Afghanistan.
Jul 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ann Jones