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Who Ordered the Torture of Abu Zubaydah?
Posted on April 26, 2009If the torture of the first "high-value detainee" was authorized by the Bybee memos, who ordered his torture 18 weeks before they were written?
The Sick Logic of the CIA Memos: Abuse Isn't Torture If a Doctor Is There
Posted on April 25, 2009Perhaps the most chilling aspect is that medical professionals apparently conducted a form of research on the detainees, without their consent.
Thousands of Pages of Evidence and a Quarter Million Signatures: What Will It Take For Attorney General to Prosecute Torture Crimes?
Posted on April 24, 2009Amid citizen outrage and news that torture was used to extract a link between Iraq and al Qaeda, Eric Holder won't say if he intends to prosecute.
Calls For a 'Truth Commission' Will Lead to a Whitewash: We Must Keep Pressing for Prosecutions
Posted on April 23, 2009The conclusion of a commission process would likely be: the U.S. shouldn't have tortured, but it was a dangerous moment after 9/11.
Shocking: Today, Life in the South for Poor Latinos Is Pure Hell!
Posted on April 23, 2009A new study finds that "legal" and "illegal", "citizen" and "resident," are distinctions without difference for poorer Latinos in today's Deep South.
U.S. Shames Itself in Skipping Anti-Racism Conference
Posted on April 22, 2009To the dismay of human rights groups across the world, Obama decided to pander to right-wing hawks and boycott the historic gathering.
As DC Looks to Reform the Backlash Against Immigrants Continues in the States
Posted on April 22, 2009A patchwork of hardline state and local policies aimed at curbing illegal immigration has grown.
Declassified Report: Bush Admin Solicited Torture 'Wish List,' Ordered 'Communist' Tactics
Posted on April 22, 2009Sen. Carl Levin recommends AG Eric Holder appoint a 'distinguished individual or individuals' to 'establish accountability of high-level officials.'
Tough Guys Hayden and Mukasey Defend Torture, Decry Release of the OLC Memos: Why They're Wrong
Posted on April 22, 2009Former Bush officials are trying to avoid accountability for their inhumane crimes. There is much you can do to make sure they don't get away with it.
We Can Win the Fight to Prosecute Bush's Torture Lawyers
Posted on April 21, 2009A push for accountability is a deterrent to future crimes, even if it fails. But remember: they won't tell us we're succeeding until we already have.
Confirmed: Rep. Jane Harman Tried to Kill NSA Wiretapping Story -- May Have Swayed 2004 Election
Posted on April 21, 2009The New York Times has confirmed Harman tried to keep the paper from publishing an article exposing warrantless wiretapping.
Bill Moyers Talks Drugs, Crime, Journalism and Democracy with Creator of 'The Wire'
Posted on April 21, 2009HBO's critically-acclaimed "The Wire" creator David Simon talks about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism.
Bush Torturers May Face Justice Yet
Posted on April 20, 2009Spanish law gives its courts jurisdiction beyond borders in cases of torture, based on a doctrine known as universal justice.
Court: Abu Ghraib Victims Can Sue Torturers
Posted on April 20, 2009A federal court has ruled that four men who were tortured and released without charge can sue CACI, the U.S. contractor hired to do interrogations.
A Closer Look at the World Conference Against Racism -- and Why the U.S. Boycott Is Counterproductive
Posted on April 20, 2009The agenda in Geneva will likely be less about human rights than institutionalized intolerance. But the U.S. refusal to attend does nothing to help.
"People Shouldn't Have to Live Like This": The Real Story Behind "Tent City" -- and How the Media Get It Wrong
Posted on April 20, 2009The media have finally discovered homelessness. Not surprisingly, they get the story wrong.
Mr. President, War Crimes Must Be Investigated
Posted on April 20, 2009The country I care so much about has breached some of the most important international conventions. Yet no one has been held accountable.
Paranoid Right-Wingers See Obama's Volunteer Service Project as Sinister Plot to 'Re-Educate' Americans
Posted on April 18, 2009Who could be against helping veterans, the elderly, youth and the planet? 168 Congressional Republicans and scores of the lunatic fringe.
As Long as 'Latino' Is Synonymous With 'Immigrant,' We Will Remain a Class Apart
Posted on April 18, 2009As the battle continues over who deserves citizenship and at what cost, we question whether Latinos can win true citizenship.
'A Ton More People Were Wiretapped Than We've Been Led to Believe': FBI Whistleblower Thomas Tamm
Posted on April 18, 2009The man who blew the lid off Bush's spying program believes more details on government spying must, and will, come to light.
The Torture Memos Are Not Just Sick, They're Full of Lies: A Closer Look at the Bybee Memo
Posted on April 17, 2009The memo's gross distortion of psychological research makes it hard to imagine they were used in "good faith" as the Obama administration says.
New Bush Torture Bombshell Memos: 10 Horrifying Discoveries
Posted on April 17, 2009Slamming prisoners into walls, locking them in boxes with insects; these memos are the smoking gun for the sadistic crimes of the Bush administration.
It's Official: Obama Will Not Prosecute CIA Torturers
Posted on April 16, 2009AG Eric Holder: "It would be unfair to prosecute dedicated men and women working to protect America for conduct that was sanctioned ... by DOJ."
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