January 5, 2015 Issue

Cover art by: art by John Mavroudis

Feature

Mass Incarceration’s Collateral Damage: The Children Left Behind

When a parent is sent to prison, a child’s life is derailed, leaving schools to pick up the pieces.
Katy Reckdahl
On ‘Lost Causes’ and the Future of Palestine

The appearance of Palestinian defeat is an optical illusion—one that hides the probability of eventual Israeli defeat.
Richard Falk

Editorial

Tortured Words

Responses to the torture report ranged from angry to defensive to… silent.
The Nation
The CIA Didn’t Just Torture, It Experimented on Human Beings

Reframing the CIA’s interrogation techniques as a violation of scientific and medical ethics may be the best way to achieve accountability.
Lisa Hajjar
Why the Torture Report Won’t Change Anything

At most, it only further proves the incompatibility of a secret intelligence service and an open democracy.
Tim Weiner
Comix Nation

Matt Bors
Snapshot: To Touch the Tomb

Reuters
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Column

If Black Lives Mattered…

Valuing all lives equally would transform how we respond to the climate crisis.
Naomi Klein
A Holiday List You Should Definitely Check Twice

These groups are already making a difference for women, victims of war, disease and violence—but they can do more with your help.

Katha Pollitt
Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

Calvin Trillin

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