Fifty-four Nations Are Implicated in a CIA Torture Scheme Fifty-four Nations Are Implicated in a CIA Torture Scheme
A new report shows that a central element of the Bush administration response to 9/11 was itself to spread terror—on a global scale.
Feb 6, 2013 / David Cole
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Bryce Covert on domestic workers and immigration reform, Scott Sherman on the fight over fair trade, Francis Reynolds on Upworthy, Katrina vanden Heuvel on the survival of magazine...
Feb 6, 2013 / Various Contributors
One Easy Way to Shine a Light on Dark Money One Easy Way to Shine a Light on Dark Money
A former FCC commissioner points out that the agency can simply enforce a campaign finance disclosure requirement that’s already on the books.
Feb 6, 2013 / Michael J. Copps
Democracy Imperiled in Greece Democracy Imperiled in Greece
Leftist opposition leader Alexis Tsipras is pressing a smart campaign to end austerity. But it may be too late—the oligarchs and neo-Nazis are sharpening their knives.
Jan 30, 2013 / The Editors
Starbucks Tycoon Bullies the Baristas Starbucks Tycoon Bullies the Baristas
CEO Howard Schultz doesn’t like unions. But he’s happy to coerce his low-paid workers into joining a phony austerity campaign.
Jan 30, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
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Judith Long on Jane Sharples, Allison Kilkenny on the fight for Philly’s schools
Jan 30, 2013 / Various Contributors
‘Zero Dark Thirty’, Snuff Film ‘Zero Dark Thirty’, Snuff Film
The film’s torture scenes do not excuse or glorify torture; they do something worse: draw the audience into accommodating it.
Jan 30, 2013 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski
Obama’s Shout-Out to Freedom Obama’s Shout-Out to Freedom
In his second inaugural address, the president stood for collective action, solidarity, social justice. Now let’s make him act on it.
Jan 23, 2013 / The Editors
Government Persecution, From Aaron Swartz to Bradley Manning Government Persecution, From Aaron Swartz to Bradley Manning
The Justice Department has been ruthless in targeting those who bring hidden information into the public realm.
Jan 23, 2013 / Chase Madar
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Robert Dreyfuss on peace and the inaugural address, Dan Wakefield on inaugural poet Richard Blanco, James Cersonsky and Alec Luhn on student movements, the editors on Jeremy Scahil...
Jan 23, 2013 / Various Contributors