The Taliban Is Not Al Qaeda The Taliban Is Not Al Qaeda
And other important observations from a German resident of Kandahar.
May 16, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Tens of Thousands Rally in Wisconsin to Declare: ‘This Fight is NOT Over!’ Tens of Thousands Rally in Wisconsin to Declare: ‘This Fight is NOT Over!’
Governor Scott Walker still has not implemented his agenda and thousands of Wisconsinites filled the streets of Madison and other cities Saturday to say they are goi...
May 16, 2011 / John Nichols
Let’s End the Secret Money Arms Race Let’s End the Secret Money Arms Race
It's time to harness the overwhelming bipartisan support for curbing the influence of money in our elections.
May 16, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wisconsin’s Suddenly Open Senate Seat: Will Russ Feingold Run? Will Paul Ryan? Wisconsin’s Suddenly Open Senate Seat: Will Russ Feingold Run? Will Paul Ryan?
Exit by senior senator opens the way for a Feingold comeback. But will he run? And what about Medicare-mangler Paul Ryan?
May 14, 2011 / John Nichols
Video: Tracking the Army’s Secret Detainee Abuse Task Force Video: Tracking the Army’s Secret Detainee Abuse Task Force
The Army's on-the-ground investigative team in Iraq has failed to hold torturers and abusers accountable for their crimes.
May 14, 2011 / PBS
Memo Noting the Founding of the Detainee Abuse Task Force Memo Noting the Founding of the Detainee Abuse Task Force
This memo, dated August 17, 2004, notes that "On 28 Jul 04, the Detainee Abuse Task Force, was formed by USACIDC to investigate all allegations of Iraqi Detainee abuse involving Co...
May 14, 2011 / The Nation
January 2011 Response to Freedom of Information Act Request January 2011 Response to Freedom of Information Act Request
In this letter, the Army's associate deputy general counsel writes that the CID "never created an official 'Detainee Abuse Task Force.'"
May 14, 2011 / The Nation
Memo From the Detainee Abuse Task Force Memo From the Detainee Abuse Task Force
One of more than twenty CID documents from 2004 and 2005 obtained by the ACLU that reference the Detainee Abuse Task Force. This one, dated October 6, 2004, refers to five abuse ca...
May 14, 2011 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Anatol Lieven on Pakistan’s Delicate Balance of Power Nation Conversations: Anatol Lieven on Pakistan’s Delicate Balance of Power
The Pakistani government is too weak to compel its elites to contribute to the system, leaving the country in a near-feudal state.
May 13, 2011 / The Nation
The Political Elites Have Strayed From the Will of the Majority The Political Elites Have Strayed From the Will of the Majority
Is our nation divided by political parties? Or between beltway politicians and the rest of America?
May 13, 2011 / Press Room