Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/28/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/28/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Mar 29, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
US Must Back Syria Ceasefire US Must Back Syria Ceasefire
Russia, China support the United Nations plan.
Mar 29, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Food Fights Food Fights
The use of food as a weapon during World War II.
Mar 27, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans
More Than Two-Thirds Oppose Afghan War More Than Two-Thirds Oppose Afghan War
Obama should capitalize on antiwar sentiment in the election.
Mar 27, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Against the Muslim Brotherhood Against the Muslim Brotherhood
The cult-like, reactionary group is gaining ground, and it's likely to join the United States in a confrontation with Iran and Shiism.
Mar 26, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
¿Por Qué Obama Mantiene a un Periodista Preso en Yemen? ¿Por Qué Obama Mantiene a un Periodista Preso en Yemen?
Luego de que sus partidarios cuestionaran la legalidad de la corte que lo condenó, Abdulelah Haider Shaye debería haber sido puesto en libertad. Pero el presidente Obama intervino.
Mar 23, 2012 / Jeremy Scahill
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/21/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/21/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Mar 22, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Free Abdulelah Shaye Free Abdulelah Shaye
To its shame, the Obama administration continues to defend its role in the case of a jailed Yemeni journalist.
Mar 21, 2012 / The Editors
Havel’s Specter: On Václav Havel Havel’s Specter: On Václav Havel
The Czech playwright's enduring ideas about politics, truth and human nature.
Mar 21, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Caleb Crain
Jeremy Scahill: Obama Is the Only Person Keeping Abdulelah Haider Shaye in Prison Jeremy Scahill: Obama Is the Only Person Keeping Abdulelah Haider Shaye in Prison
Why is President Obama keeping a journalist imprisoned in Yemen?
Mar 20, 2012 / Press Room