Did Barack Obama Just Win Florida for the 2016 Democratic Nominee? Did Barack Obama Just Win Florida for the 2016 Democratic Nominee?
The two countries have resumed a dialogue after fifty years.
Dec 17, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Détente With Cuba: Just About Freaking Time Détente With Cuba: Just About Freaking Time
The history of US-Cuban relations in the last fifty-five years is the history of the loss of American prestige.
Dec 17, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
Secrecy and Spectacle: Why Only Americans Are Worthy of Being Called ‘Torturable’ Secrecy and Spectacle: Why Only Americans Are Worthy of Being Called ‘Torturable’
Dick Cheney clarifies what he means by American Exceptionalism.
Dec 17, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Why the Torture Report Won’t Change Anything Why the Torture Report Won’t Change Anything
At most, it only further proves the incompatibility of a secret intelligence service and an open democracy.
Dec 16, 2014 / Tim Weiner
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
The appearance of Palestinian defeat is an optical illusion—one that hides the probability of eventual Israeli defeat.
Dec 16, 2014 / Feature / Richard Falk
Anniversary or Apathy? Anniversary or Apathy?
Memory and revolution in Poland since 1989
Dec 16, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Piotr H. Kosicki
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
China’s New Silk Road China’s New Silk Road
The new route could be China’s first breakthrough in a trans-continental trade revolution.
Dec 16, 2014 / Pepe Escobar