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What the Democrats Must Donew

Mandate for the new majority: Curb the president's power to torture.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  11-30-2006  |  Commentary

Normalizing Torturenew

The Bush administration's rationale for torture rests on a hypothetical argument, a legal argument, and a syllogism.
Artvoice  |  Bruce Jackson  |  10-27-2006  |  Commentary

The Truth About Torturenew

As America debates, survivors around the world honor a day of remembrance.
Boulder Weekly  |  Grace Hood  |  06-26-2006  |  War

Alito Vague on Torture Bannew

Supreme Court nominee hems, haws through Kennedy's questions.
The Village Voice  |  James Ridgeway  |  01-12-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Bullets and Ballotsnew

How can free elections take place under occupation?
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Rob Eshelman  |  01-26-2005  |  War

The American Press Saw No Evil, Heard No Evil, Reported No Evilnew

As American legislators and pundits gather to heap criticism on the Bush administration over the Abu Ghraib prison abuse in Iraq, the American press has silently slithered away from taking any responsibility for its inability to report on the behavior of U.S. soldiers until the story was dumped on its lap.
The Athens NEWS  |  Abhinav Aima  |  08-07-2004  |  Media

What People in Spain Are Saying about Iraqnew

The torture at Abu Ghraib prison reminded a contributor to the International Herald Tribune of the sight of white people laughing in old photos of American lynchings and a writer in El Pais of "young, strong, jolly" German soldiers having their way with naked Jews.
Chicago Reader  |  Michael Miner  |  08-07-2004  |  Media

Bush League: (Im)pertinent Media about the Current Administrationnew

Harper's Magazine reports that Bush has been a disaster for small business, and the Center for Economic and Social Rights reports on the Bush Administration's record of "war crimes" in Iraq.
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Bill O'Driscoll  |  06-29-2004  |  Politics

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