This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Remembering Margaret Thatcher This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Remembering Margaret Thatcher
A quick spin through The Nation's archives offers a running critique of the former Prime Minister and her ideology.
Apr 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Development Agenda: An Interview With UNDP Administrator Helen Clark The Development Agenda: An Interview With UNDP Administrator Helen Clark
Clark discusses the work of UNDP, the launch of the 2013 Human Development Report in Mexico, the Millennium Development Goals and the many challenges that the UN will face in the f...
Apr 12, 2013 / Catherine Defontaine
US, Al Qaeda Join Forces in Syria US, Al Qaeda Join Forces in Syria
Washington wades deeper into the Middle East swamp.
Apr 12, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
How Thatcher Shattered England’s Glass Ceiling How Thatcher Shattered England’s Glass Ceiling
It wasn't pretty.
Apr 12, 2013 / Matt Bors
At Thatcher’s Funeral, Bury TINA, Too At Thatcher’s Funeral, Bury TINA, Too
Margaret Thatcher’s fancy funeral will be held this coming Wednesday. Along with the deceased prime minister, can we bury her most favorite slogan, too?
Apr 12, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Report on Army Killings Will Pressure Egypt’s Government to Prosecute Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Report on Army Killings Will Pressure Egypt’s Government to Prosecute
The allegations of army violence during the 2011 uprising come from a committee appointed by the president, but a new constitution may yet undermine justice.
Apr 11, 2013 / Press Room
Laura Flanders: Like Reagan, Thatcher Supported Hypocritical Policies at Home and Abroad Laura Flanders: Like Reagan, Thatcher Supported Hypocritical Policies at Home and Abroad
The Conservative leader sold British workers down the river while pursuing a destructive foreign policy.
Apr 10, 2013 / Press Room
Moving On Moving On
Now Syria's descending into hell And Kim Jong-un again is acting out. Then there's Iran. It's hard now to recall Just what that thing in Cyprus was about.
Apr 10, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Thatcherism Triumphant Thatcherism Triumphant
Margaret Thatcher's smiling villainy sparked a generation of dissent—and neoliberal policies that live on today.
Apr 10, 2013 / Maria Margaronis
USAID’s Dubious Allies in Paraguay USAID’s Dubious Allies in Paraguay
President Fernando Lugo's ouster was called a coup in South America. But the US didn't blink.
Apr 10, 2013 / Feature / Natalia Viana