By Kevin Gosztola Despite the fact that more and more information continues to trickle out because of the diligence of individuals, groups and organizations concerned about accountability for torture and other violations…
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The Tea Party as Shock Troops for Those in Power
By Kevin Gosztola Down on Daley Plaza in Chicago, around one thousand people gathered for the Tea Party Tax Day Protest at noon. Groups like Americans for Prosperity, Campaign for Liberty, and…
61 Arrested, Hundreds Protest Obama’s War in Afghanistan
By Kevin Gosztola I spoke with Elaine Brower, an organizer with the World Can’t Wait, about yesterday’s protest outside the White House which ended in a massive arrest of 82 people including…
Doctors Aided CIA Interrogators, Human Experimentation
by Kevin Gosztola Recently an ethics group known as Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) produced a report titled, “Aiding Torture,” that has been, for the most part, ignored by American news…
Obama’s “Cosmic War”
by Kevin Gosztola I wrote this on August 19 as another New York Times article on how criminal the Bush Administration was as it waged and expanded the "war on terror" circulated….
Why Bush Considered Sending Military into Buffalo, NY
By Kevin Gosztola The New York Times reported in its Late Edition on Saturday, July 25, 2009 that "top Bush administration officials in 2002 debated testing the Constitution by sending American troops…
Can We Truly Understand What’s Happening in Iran?
by Kevin Gosztola While we watch video and images from Iran, blog and tweet and become transfixed and mesmerized by what is unfolding, how possible is it for us to…
Obama Employs Bush Administration Tactic to Halt Release of Detainee Photos
By Kevin Gosztola On Wednesday, Obama said he “would try to block the court-ordered release of photos showing U.S. troops abusing prisoners.” The release, which was to be the result…
Can the World Wait?
By Kevin Gosztola “America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress; it has advanced human happiness, and it has prospered.” -Louis D. Brandeis Success at…
Re-Branding the World Can’t Wait
By Kevin Gosztola Ever been to a protest event and said to your self, “What’s with all the orange?” The organization responsible for the prevalence of orange at rallies and…