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Tahrir One Year Later: The Fight for Egypt's Future

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has replaced Hosni Mubarak as the force that rules Egypt with an iron fist. The revolution is not over.

Sharif Kouddous

'The Elders' Take a Stand Against Child Marriage

These ten leaders are using their wealth of knowledge to attack a root cause of social dysfunction.

Barbara Crossette

Posted 01/30/2012

How US Policies Fueled Mexico's Great Migration

Impoverished by NAFTA, residents of Veracruz crossed the border to work in Smithfield’s Tar Heel slaughterhouse. Now, they're condemned as “illegals.”

David Bacon

Posted 01/30/2012

Grassroots Democracy in Venezuela

One town’s participatory budget has attracted activists and officials from around the world.

Gabriel Hetland

Posted 01/30/2012

Articles

Confessions of a Recovering Weapons Addict (War and Peace, US Weapons Sales Abroad, Economy)

Weapons manufacturing in America is still going strong, even if the wisdom or morality of arms deals is rarely discussed.

William J. Astore

Accusing Wikileaks of Murder (Civilian Casualties, US Military, US Wars and Military Action)

Bradley Manning, Washington and the blood of civilians.

Chase Madar

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The Myth of an 'Isolated' Iran (Nuclear Arms and Proliferation, Sanctions, Economy)

Following the money in the Iran crisis.

Pepe Escobar

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Mexico's Anti-Abortion Backlash (Reproductive Rights, World)

In just two years, half the country’s states have passed extreme fetal-rights amendments.

Mary Cuddehe

3 comments

Obama's 'Mission Accomplished' Moment? (Foreign Policy, US Military, US Military Presence Abroad)

A military-first policy on a destabilizing planet.

Tom Engelhardt

Blogs

From Nation Interns: This Week's Top Stories (1/26)

January 26, 2012 - 2:59pm ET

The Nation

Every week, interns at The Nation try to cut through the echo chamber and select an important article in their area of...
Not a Peep About the President's Praise for War

January 25, 2012 - 11:54pm ET

Laura Flanders

In his 2012 State of the Union address, the president chose to celebrate the US military. Critics chose not raise alarm...
Remember Haditha

January 25, 2012 - 9:35am ET

Robert Dreyfuss

After two dozen Iraqi civilians were slaughtered, no one paid.
Will Israel Sabotage US-Iran Diplomacy?

January 17, 2012 - 10:01am ET

Robert Dreyfuss

Obama needs to make it utterly clear that Netanyahu should avoid war.
Nation Interns Choose the Week's Most Important Stories (1/13)

January 13, 2012 - 1:34pm ET

The Nation

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of...