Law

Chertoff and Torture Chertoff and Torture

Back on Friday, June 12, 2002, the Defense Department had a big problem: Its new policy on torture of captives in the "war on terror" was about to be exposed.

Jan 27, 2005 / Editorial / Dave Lindorff

Waiting for Roper v. Simmons Waiting for Roper v. Simmons

A forum on the juvenile death penalty.

Jan 23, 2005 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney

In the Penal Colony In the Penal Colony

Alberto Gonzales's nomination to succeed John Ashcroft as Attorney General put the Abu Ghraib torture scandal back on the front pages, since he was directly implicated, as White ...

Jan 20, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Lisa Hajjar

Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero

Click here for info on how you can help oppose Gonzalez's nomination.

Jan 20, 2005 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

Letter From Chile Letter From Chile

Pinochet's indictment marks a new era.

Jan 13, 2005 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh

The Inflation of the Attorney-General The Inflation of the Attorney-General

This essay, from the October 1, 1874, issue of The Nation, is a special selection from The Nation Digital Archive. If you want to read everything The Nation has ever published on t...

Jan 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

Afghan Poppies Bloom Afghan Poppies Bloom

The war-ravaged, opium-dependent country lives in fear of a new drug war.

Jan 6, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Gonzales: The Fight Is On Gonzales: The Fight Is On

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Jan 5, 2005 / Editorial / Bruce Shapiro

Backing Gonzales Is Backing Torture Backing Gonzales Is Backing Torture

Is there bipartisan Congressional support for torture?

Jan 4, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

A Devil’s Island for Our Times A Devil’s Island for Our Times

How can we let this evil persist?

Dec 28, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

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