Memo From the Detainee Abuse Task Force Memo From the Detainee Abuse Task Force
One of more than twenty CID documents from 2004 and 2005 obtained by the ACLU that reference the Detainee Abuse Task Force. This one, dated October 6, 2004, refers to five abuse ca...
May 14, 2011 / The Nation
Inside the Detainee Abuse Task Force Inside the Detainee Abuse Task Force
Former agents say Army accountability after Abu Ghraib was a whitewash.
May 13, 2011 / Feature / Joshua E.S. Phillips
The Executioner’s Dilemma The Executioner’s Dilemma
Because of a lethal injection drug shortage, some death penalty states have started tinkering with the drug cocktail used in the procedure. But in their rush to kill inmates, are o...
May 12, 2011 / Liliana Segura
Honoring Baltasar Garzón Honoring Baltasar Garzón
The Spanish judge who dared to hold brutal human rights violators to account is now fighting for his legal career.
May 12, 2011 / Editorial / David Cole
Fantasy Islands Fantasy Islands
When the lines between fantasy, desire, action and intent have been so blurred, the thought itself becomes the crime.
May 12, 2011 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski
McCain Slams Torture Advocates on bin Laden Kill McCain Slams Torture Advocates on bin Laden Kill
Arizona senator provides definitive refutation against Mukasey, Cheney, Rep. King.
May 12, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Tens of Thousands Join Protest of Mexico’s Drug War Tens of Thousands Join Protest of Mexico’s Drug War
Mexican citizens stand up to the drug war within their borders and demand an end to the violence and a change in US security policy in the region.
May 11, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!
Mexicans Reject US-Backed Drug War Mexicans Reject US-Backed Drug War
Tens of thousands marched to Mexico City on May 8 to protest the rising death toll and demand a new “citizens’ pact.”
May 10, 2011 / Laura Carlsen
The Post, Toasted (Again) The Post, Toasted (Again)
Eric takes on the Washington Post, Reed Richardson dives into the Proposition 8 marriage equality battle, and the mail.
May 5, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
More Than 100 US May Day Protests Planned, International Activists Arrested More Than 100 US May Day Protests Planned, International Activists Arrested
More than 100 May Day protests are planned in the U.S. today. Meanwhile, massive international protests have resulted in police arresting labor and solidarity activists.
May 1, 2011 / The Notion / Allison Kilkenny