Reviving Vietnam War Tactics Reviving Vietnam War Tactics
One of Gen. Petraeus's top advisors advocates a return to the global Phoenix program used during the Vietnam War.
Mar 13, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Border Death Backstory Border Death Backstory
The trial for the murder of undocumented immigrant Francisco Javier Domínguez stripped him of his humanity. The retrial must not make the same mistake.
Mar 13, 2008 / Editorial / Debbie Nathan
The Torture Veto The Torture Veto
Bush has made history by being the first American President to use his veto power to preserve torture.
Mar 13, 2008 / Editorial / David Cole
Two Angry Men Two Angry Men
Beyond the sensationalism and the sound bites, the Duke rape case reveals the perils of unchecked prosecutorial power.
Mar 4, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Perkinson
Pentagon General Counsel Resigns Pentagon General Counsel Resigns
As criticism over his support for torture and his interference in the Gitmo trials escalates, William J. Haynes steps down.
Feb 26, 2008 / Feature / Ross Tuttle
Rigged Trials at Gitmo Rigged Trials at Gitmo
Has the Pentagon foreclosed the possibility of acquittals for terror suspects?
Feb 21, 2008 / Editorial / Ross Tuttle
Rigged Trials at Gitmo Rigged Trials at Gitmo
In an exclusive interview, Col. Morris Davis, former chief prosecutor for Guantánamo's military commissions, says that the Pentagon has foreclosed the possibility of acquitt...
Feb 20, 2008 / Feature / Ross Tuttle
Gimme Shelter Gimme Shelter
Immigrants facing deportation find shelter with the religious New Sanctuary Movement.
Feb 7, 2008 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
The CIA’s Jose: Case Study in Cynicism The CIA’s Jose: Case Study in Cynicism
Long before a top bureaucrat was exposed for destroying secret interrogation tapes, the CIA shrouded his identity, making the press corps complicit in practices that would offend t...
On the Books On the Books
A "rogue sociologist" gains unprecedented insight on the day-to-day workings of a Chicago gang.
Jan 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ted Conover