Obama’s Security Priorities Obama’s Security Priorities
He has significantly pivoted US policy on torture. But where the president stands on warrantless wiretapping should give progressives some cause for concern.
Dismantling the Imperial Presidency Dismantling the Imperial Presidency
Don't assume that the end of the Bush administration marks the end of the imperial presidency he established.
Justice Delayed and Denied at Guantanámo Justice Delayed and Denied at Guantanámo
The Supreme Court's ruling in Boumediene v. Bush affirmed prisoners' right to habeas corpus, but the government is stalling; and such delays may keep detainees imprisoned indefinit...
FBI Seeks Sweeping New Powers FBI Seeks Sweeping New Powers
Attorney General Michael Mukasey is poised to implement new rules that will create a new surveillance state.
Surveillance Bill: The Worst of All Worlds Surveillance Bill: The Worst of All Worlds
House Democrats capitulate to pass a surveillance bill that further compromises our privacy and limits accountability of the government and telecoms. Will the Senate fight back?
War of Words War of Words
An argument over how US officials should speak about terrorism bodes ill for this political season.
After Gitmo After Gitmo
America's legal and moral responsibility to innocent detainees is not more imprisonment, but a new life in the United States.
Fitna’s Hateful Crusade Fitna’s Hateful Crusade
The new film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders is the latest in a series of stunts aimed at humiliating and scapegoating Muslims.
Apr 7, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Aziz Huq
Undoing the Bush Legacy Undoing the Bush Legacy
No matter who becomes the next President, the clammy fingers of Bush and Cheney will be wrapped around vital national policies. It's up to Congress to break their grip.
Another Death in Rawalpindi Another Death in Rawalpindi
The killing of Benazir Bhutto echoes Pakistan's troubled history, portends more violence and flags a proud country's collapse into chaos. It also signals the manifest bankruptcy of...