Foreign Policy

The CIA Didn’t Just Torture, It Experimented on Human Beings

The CIA Didn’t Just Torture, It Experimented on Human Beings 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.

Dec 16, 2014 / Lisa Hajjar

On ‘Lost Causes’ and the Future of Palestine

On ‘Lost Causes’ and the Future of Palestine 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.

Dec 16, 2014 / Feature / Richard Falk

Enhanced Interrogation Techniques Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

The backing of regimes where torture’s used Was once an issue causing quite a fuss. But now, to paraphrase what Pogo said, We’ve met the torturers, and they are us.

Dec 16, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Misery Made Me a Fiend: Latin America and the Torture Report

Misery Made Me a Fiend: Latin America and the Torture Report Misery Made Me a Fiend: Latin America and the Torture Report

Revisting Empire's Workshop.

Dec 11, 2014 / Greg Grandin

The Life and Times of Michael B

The Life and Times of Michael B The Life and Times of Michael B

Ferguson has put America’s racial apartheid on the global stage.

Dec 9, 2014 / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus

Courting Disaster

Courting Disaster Courting Disaster

Why does the Pakistani military pick unwinnable fights?

Dec 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Muhammad Idrees Ahmad

Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers

Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers

Memorials across the world pay tribute to “fallen soldiers,” but virtually none exist for those who fought for peace. 

Dec 9, 2014 / Adam Hochschild

Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Want to Be the Koch Brothers for Israel

Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Want to Be the Koch Brothers for Israel Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Want to Be the Koch Brothers for Israel

Why do we need another lobby, like their Israeli-American Council, when AIPAC is already so powerful? To feed their billion-dollar egos.

Dec 8, 2014 / M.J. Rosenberg

Why Is Yemen So Violent?  Because It Is So Poor and Thirsty

Why Is Yemen So Violent? Because It Is So Poor and Thirsty Why Is Yemen So Violent? Because It Is So Poor and Thirsty

Poverty doesn’t cause terrorism, but poor countries face special problems in dealing with it.

Dec 8, 2014 / Juan Cole

The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis

The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis

The people who deny that we’re in a new Cold War are the people who got us into it in the first place.

Dec 5, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen

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