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Russia in the Middle East

Russia in the Middle East Russia in the Middle East

More than ever, the US needs to work with Moscow on regional crises.

Nov 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Eight Decades of Hannah Arendt and Her Critics

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Eight Decades of Hannah Arendt and Her Critics This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Eight Decades of Hannah Arendt and Her Critics

Arendt's life and work have been debated in our pages possibly more than those of any other twentieth-century philosopher.

Nov 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bangladeshi Garment Workers Fight Back

Bangladeshi Garment Workers Fight Back Bangladeshi Garment Workers Fight Back

Surging union growth and militancy is due to courageous leaders like Kalpona Akter: child laborer at 12, union president at 15, she’s now head of the Bangladesh Center for Wo...

Nov 15, 2013 / James North

Military Stifling Support for Sexual Assault Reforms, High-Ranking Officer Says

Military Stifling Support for Sexual Assault Reforms, High-Ranking Officer Says Military Stifling Support for Sexual Assault Reforms, High-Ranking Officer Says

Commanders are also encouraging service members to lobby against Senator Gillibrand’s bill. 

Nov 15, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Inside the Bulgarian Student Occupation

Inside the Bulgarian Student Occupation Inside the Bulgarian Student Occupation

Fighting for their future in a poor country where corruption has marred development since the fall of the Soviet Union, students at Bulgaria's Sofia University have taken hold ...

Nov 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Max Rivlin-Nadler and StudentNation

TEPCO’s Risky Operation at Fukushima

TEPCO’s Risky Operation at Fukushima TEPCO’s Risky Operation at Fukushima

Why are so few talking about the radiation threat soaring the Pacific?

Nov 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders

Egyptian Athletes Take a Stand and Pay a Price

Egyptian Athletes Take a Stand and Pay a Price Egyptian Athletes Take a Stand and Pay a Price

Egypt: where you are taking your career in your hands by the simple act of raising four fingers.

Nov 14, 2013 / Dave Zirin

French Sabotage on Iran

French Sabotage on Iran French Sabotage on Iran

Paris apparently blindsided an ill-briefed US secretary of state.

Nov 14, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Battle Wounds: American Soldiers’ Painful Journey Home

Battle Wounds: American Soldiers’ Painful Journey Home Battle Wounds: American Soldiers’ Painful Journey Home

“War is absurd.”

Nov 14, 2013 / Ann Jones

Time to End the Spying Game

Time to End the Spying Game Time to End the Spying Game

Americans are justifiably upset about the NSA’s sweeping domestic surveillance. But we should be just as concerned about spying on foreigners.

Nov 13, 2013 / David Cole

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