The Civilian Casualties of War The Civilian Casualties of War
The footage you are about to see is poignant, heart-wrenching and often a direct result of a US foreign policy that revolves around war.
Jun 18, 2009 / Brave New Films
Obama’s Iran Response Should be Bolder Obama’s Iran Response Should be Bolder
This president does not need to make threats to champion democracy.
Jun 18, 2009 / John Nichols
Slide Show: Iran on the Edge Slide Show: Iran on the Edge
Images that capture history in the making from Iran's recent election and its fallout.
Jun 18, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Ban’s Way Ban’s Way
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is halfway through his first term. Whether he gets a second term depends on his ability to get results.
Jun 17, 2009 / Barbara Crossette
Turmoil in Tehran Turmoil in Tehran
The world is watching as the next chapter in the future of Iran unfolds.
Jun 17, 2009 / The Editors
The Triumph of Williams’s ‘Tragedy’ The Triumph of Williams’s ‘Tragedy’
Still relevant, fifty years later: William Appleman Williams's Tragedy of American Diplomacy.
Jun 17, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
Israel’s Crimes, America’s Silence Israel’s Crimes, America’s Silence
There is now sufficient evidence to charge Israel with war crimes for its actions in Gaza. Why is Obama silent?
Jun 17, 2009 / Feature / John Dugard
Seed Projects: The Fiction of Alejandro Zambra Seed Projects: The Fiction of Alejandro Zambra
Does Alejandro Zambra's Bonsai mark the end of an era in Chilean literature?
Jun 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Marcela Valdes
A World Apart? : The White House and the Middle East A World Apart? : The White House and the Middle East
A shrewd history of why US presidents have failed to make Israel accept a plan for regional peace.
Jun 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai
Iran’s Fabulous Oil…and Other Popular Fables Iran’s Fabulous Oil…and Other Popular Fables
The west was easily gulled by the promise of a new era of progress and prosperity under the Shah.