Cover art by: Cover by Steven Brower and Janna Brower after Ben Shahn, icons by Steven and Janna Brower
As The Nation’s editors have written in the lead editorial of this special edition on torture, there is no longer any point in
Pop culture does more than validate the claim that torture could help foil bombs seconds before detonation.
Despite what we know of history, it comes as a shock to discover that American leaders would open the way for torture of prisoners, that the President would fight legislation prohibiting inhumane treatment, and that Congress would barely react. A moment of historical reckoning has come: It is time to establish an independent commission with a special prosecutor and bring executors of abuse to justice.
Pop culture does more than validate the claim that torture could help foil bombs seconds before detonation.