Torture’s Dirty Secret: It Works Torture’s Dirty Secret: It Works
When it comes to social control, nothing works quite like torture.
Dec 9, 2014 / Column / Naomi Klein
Activists Stage a ‘Royal Shutdown’ of Barclays Center Activists Stage a ‘Royal Shutdown’ of Barclays Center
Last night, hundreds of protesters converged on the Cavaliers-Nets game to continue to demand justice in the wake of the Eric Garner case.
Dec 9, 2014 / Muna Mire
‘We Can’t Breathe’: The Movement Against Police Brutality Is Just Beginning ‘We Can’t Breathe’: The Movement Against Police Brutality Is Just Beginning
In order to breathe, people have begun to move.
Dec 9, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers
Memorials across the world pay tribute to “fallen soldiers,” but virtually none exist for those who fought for peace.
Dec 9, 2014 / Adam Hochschild
Why Dick Cheney Is Wrong About the CIA Torture Memos Why Dick Cheney Is Wrong About the CIA Torture Memos
The Senate Intelligence Committee is absolutely right to respect transparency and accountability with release of report on Bush-Cheney era abuses.
Dec 9, 2014 / John Nichols
Chicago Bulls Point Guard Derrick Rose Is No Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Point Guard Derrick Rose Is No Michael Jordan
Unlike Michael Jordan, the man who has a statue on the east side of the United Center, Rose took a stand on a polarizing issue as a player.
Dec 9, 2014 / Evan F. Moore
Obama Hijacks ‘The Word’ From Stephen Colbert Obama Hijacks ‘The Word’ From Stephen Colbert
Except Obama calls it “The Decree.”
Dec 9, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Right-Wing Lessons Learned Right-Wing Lessons Learned
Lesson 1: It's never about race.
Dec 8, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Want to Be the Koch Brothers for Israel Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Want to Be the Koch Brothers for Israel
Why do we need another lobby, like their Israeli-American Council, when AIPAC is already so powerful? To feed their billion-dollar egos.
Dec 8, 2014 / M.J. Rosenberg
Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation? Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation?
Water privatization could soon be the next front in the austerity wars.
Dec 8, 2014 / Michelle Chen