Law

Derail the ‘Hate Crimes’ Bandwagon! Derail the ‘Hate Crimes’ Bandwagon!

Our laws are rapidly collapsing into symbolism.

May 27, 2009 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

The Real Sotomayor The Real Sotomayor

Conservatives should think twice before using Sonia Sotomayor's Latina identity against her.

May 27, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors

The Dark Side of Plan Colombia The Dark Side of Plan Colombia

Is Plan Colombia subsidizing narco-traffickers to cultivate biofuels on stolen lands?

May 27, 2009 / Feature / Teo Ballvé

Torture and Truth Torture and Truth

The war, as we learned from the photos of Abu Ghraib, produced torture. Before that happened, torture had produced war.

May 27, 2009 / Feature / Jonathan Schell

The Border Violence Myth The Border Violence Myth

The national media have invented a drug-related crime wave that officials and local journalists say just isn't happening.

May 27, 2009 / Feature / Gabriel Arana

Judge Sotomayor’s Diabetes: Not a Weakness But a Strength Judge Sotomayor’s Diabetes: Not a Weakness But a Strength

There is little doubt that Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, when and if she is confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice, will be a role model. As the first Latina on the...

May 27, 2009 / Blog / John Nichols

Ex-Interrogator: Torture Creates Terrorists Ex-Interrogator: Torture Creates Terrorists

Former military interrogator Matthew Alexander refutes Dick Cheney's claim that torture saved American lives.

May 26, 2009 / Video / Brave New Films

Nation Forum: Sotomayor’s Judicial Style Nation Forum: Sotomayor’s Judicial Style

Three legal scholars assess the impact of Obama's nomination of Federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court.

May 26, 2009 / Editorial / Various Contributors

Obama’s Tortured Turn Obama’s Tortured Turn

Obama's reversal of the decision to release photos of detainee abuse is unsettling and wrongheaded.

May 20, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors

Torturer in Chief: The Media Pick Pelosi Over Cheney? Torturer in Chief: The Media Pick Pelosi Over Cheney?

The question of torture has been drowned out by the Washington media-driven drama of what Nancy Pelosi knew and when.

May 20, 2009 / Video / GRITtv

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