Throwing Money at the Pentagon Throwing Money at the Pentagon
A lesson in Republican math and military spending.
Mar 20, 2012 / William D. Hartung
The International Criminal Court’s First Verdict Provokes Renewed Scrutiny The International Criminal Court’s First Verdict Provokes Renewed Scrutiny
ICC judges found the Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of conscripting children. Will this conviction make a difference?
Mar 20, 2012 / Barbara Crossette
A New Age of Enemies A New Age of Enemies
The unstoppable legacy of the war on terror.
Mar 19, 2012 / Karen J. Greenberg
This Week: What’s Next for Occupy? PLUS: A Jailed Journalist in Yemen This Week: What’s Next for Occupy? PLUS: A Jailed Journalist in Yemen
This week, a special forum on what's next for the Occupy movement. Plus, Jeremy Scahill reports on the case of a jailed Yemeni journalist, and we welcome guest-blogger Bryce Covert...
Mar 17, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Jeffrey Sachs: Population Controller? (VIDEO) Jeffrey Sachs: Population Controller? (VIDEO)
Jeff Sachs, who promises he’d lead the World Bank to a new era, proposes more of the same—plus population control. That’s taking us to a new era of Malthus.
Mar 16, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/14/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/14/12)
Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Mar 15, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Time to Get Out of Afghanistan Time to Get Out of Afghanistan
The mutual resentment between the Afghan people and the US military has broken out in the open.
Mar 14, 2012 / The Editors
David Grossman Speaks Out Against War With Iran David Grossman Speaks Out Against War With Iran
Addressing the issue publicly for the first time, Israel’s leading novelist says an attack would set in motion a “nightmare."
Mar 14, 2012 / Larry Derfner
Students Hold Vigil for 16 People Shot by US Soldier in Afghanistan Students Hold Vigil for 16 People Shot by US Soldier in Afghanistan
The candlelight vigil, which was organized by the UC Berkeley Afghan Student Association, was one of many held worldwide.
Mar 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Weiru Fang
Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen? Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen?
After supporters protested his “sham” trial, Abdulelah Haider Shaye would have been pardoned. Then Obama intervened.
Mar 13, 2012 / Jeremy Scahill