The Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of the Sochi Olympics The Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of the Sochi Olympics
Illegal waste dumps, displacement of residents, harsh retribution against local activists: Sochi has it all.
How Serious Is the Terror Threat at the Sochi Olympics? How Serious Is the Terror Threat at the Sochi Olympics?
An expert on the North Caucasus rates the chance of attack as “high—four out of five.”
Just Being Black Was Enough to Get Yourself Spied on by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI Just Being Black Was Enough to Get Yourself Spied on by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI
The files obtained during the break-in in Media, Pennsylvania, revealed that African-Americans didn’t have to have radical ideas, or engage in violence, to merit surveillance...
Jan 22, 2014 / Betty Medsger
The Ukrainian Nationalism at the Heart of ‘Euromaidan’ The Ukrainian Nationalism at the Heart of ‘Euromaidan’
Coverage focused on the call for European integration has largely glossed over the rise in nationalist rhetoric that has led to violence.
Jan 21, 2014 / Alec Luhn
Purging the Legacy of Dictatorship From Chile’s Constitution Purging the Legacy of Dictatorship From Chile’s Constitution
Marca Tu Voto AC, a citizens’ group, is spearheading the national effort to overhaul Chile’s 1980 constitution.
Jan 21, 2014 / Alisa Solomon
We’re All Suspects in Obama’s America We’re All Suspects in Obama’s America
In his recent speech, the president offered an unbridled defense of the surveillance state.
Jan 21, 2014 / Robert Scheer
Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for US Global Power Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for US Global Power
One key goal of NSA surveillance of world leaders is not US national security but political blackmail—as it has been since 1898.
Jan 21, 2014 / Alfred McCoy
The US Keeps Iran Out of Syria Talks The US Keeps Iran Out of Syria Talks
But excluding Tehran will only make the peace conference that much harder.
Jan 21, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: What We Wrote About Olympic Boycotts in 1936 and 1980 This Week in ‘Nation’ History: What We Wrote About Olympic Boycotts in 1936 and 1980
We’ve supported boycotts before, but this time engagement is the way to go.
Jan 18, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Don’t Let Congress Sabotage Diplomacy With Iran Don’t Let Congress Sabotage Diplomacy With Iran
The Obama administration is in the midst of negotiating a peaceful solution to Iran's nuclear program but a bill introduced by Senator Robert Menendez could destroy this histor...
Jan 17, 2014 / NationAction