• Blackwater's Not Going Anywhere

  Blackwater

  Jeremy Scahill: Anyone who thinks Blackwater is in serious trouble is dead wrong. Business has never been better for Blackwater and its future looks bright.

• Blackwater's Private Spies

  Blackwater

  Jeremy Scahill: The notorious mercenary firm is now a one-stop shop for security outsourcing, offering CIA-like services to Fortune 500 companies.

• Contract Justice

  Iraq War

  Jeremy Scahill: An Iraqi translator is prosecuted and Blackwater has its contract renewed for another year, armed and dangerous in Baghdad.

• Blackwater Seeps Into the Campaign

  Blackwater

  Jeremy Scahill: Clinton and Obama each have nuanced plans to ban private security firms from Iraq. The difference is how they're spinning them.

• Obama's Mercenary Position

  Iraq War

  Jeremy Scahill: He calls private security forces "unaccountable" but may use them in Iraq. Meanwhile, Clinton wants to ban them. UPDATED

• Blackwater's Bu$ine$$

  Blackwater

  Jeremy Scahill: Undeterred by scandal, Blackwater's global business is booming and continues to pursue its political agenda from deep inside the Mitt Romney campaign.

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• I Fish, I Hunt, I Vote Democratic

  Convention 08

  VideoNation & Brett Story: The Nation's Chris Hayes catches up with a pro-gun gathering of Democrats in Denver--and Davy Crockett's 21st-century namesake.

• Victor Navasky Looks Back

  Convention 08

  VideoNation & Brett Story: The Nation's Publisher Emeritus reflects on every convention since 1956--and ahead to Obama's historic moment.

• Dissent in Denver

  Convention 08

  VideoNation & Brett Story: If Barack Obama is promishing change from the bottom up, then what's driving the protests in Denver?

• The Lobbyists' Party

  Convention 08

  VideoNation : The Nation's Ari Berman dissects the corporate influence-peddling at this year's Democratic convention.

• What Makes Denver Different

  Convention 08

  VideoNation : The Nation's Ari Melber explains why the Democratic National Convention will be a game-changer.

• Blackwater's Not Going Anywhere

  Blackwater

  Jeremy Scahill: Anyone who thinks Blackwater is in serious trouble is dead wrong. Business has never been better for Blackwater and its future looks bright.

• Kai Wright Explains the Subprime Swindle

  U.S. Economy

  VideoNation : Nation magazine contributor Kai Wright discusses his July 14 article about the mortgage crisis and its effect on the black middle class.