Assassinating Awlaki: Obama Can Kill Anyone He Wants To Assassinating Awlaki: Obama Can Kill Anyone He Wants To
Eliminating bad guys from the sky, even American citizens, confuses national security with a R-rated video game.
Sep 30, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Mahmoud Abbas’s High-Stakes UN Gamble Mahmoud Abbas’s High-Stakes UN Gamble
The Palestinian leader’s defiance of Washington was applauded in Ramallah. But his diplomatic daring has little chance of success without a unified national strategy that dra...
Sep 28, 2011 / Graham Usher
After Deng: On China’s Transformation After Deng: On China’s Transformation
Is Deng Xiaoping’s legacy of modernization without political reform one that no contemporary Chinese official can control?
Sep 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Kurlantzick
For State Department Employees, Freedom Isn’t Free For State Department Employees, Freedom Isn’t Free
Peter Van Buren is a State Department employee—who might get fired for disseminating public information about WikiLeaks online.
Sep 27, 2011 / Peter Van Buren
Hugh Grant’s Awfully Big Adventure Hugh Grant’s Awfully Big Adventure
At the Labour Party conference, a whiff of Hollywood glamor helps Britain's anti-hacking campaigners keep their spirits up—and MPs on their toes.
Sep 27, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West
The proverbial bogeymen of our world—Osama, Saddam, Gaddafi, Ahmadinejad—are clearly meant to act like so many mini-black holes absorbing all our fears. But they won’t save t...
Sep 26, 2011 / Pepe Escobar
10 Reasons Why the UN Occupation of Haiti Must End 10 Reasons Why the UN Occupation of Haiti Must End
It's past time for a speedy withdrawal of all UN soldiers from Haiti.
Sep 26, 2011 / Greg Grandin and Keane Bhatt
Bombing Haqqani: A Bad Idea Bombing Haqqani: A Bad Idea
Obama should make a deal with Pakistan, not threaten to bomb it.
Sep 26, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (9/23/11) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (9/23/11)
This week, Nation interns selected a wide range of undercovered yet important stories from media across the globe.
Sep 23, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears
Israel’s expansion project in the West Bank and Jerusalem is ensuring that the “nation” that the UN might grant membership will be each day a little smaller, a li...
Sep 22, 2011 / Sandy Tolan