Obama has been able to get away with much that we would never have allowed McCain to achieve. Dear Dan, You and I are getting ready to tape a debate on the…
Guantanamo Military Commissions: ‘Piece of a Larger Disturbing Trend Toward Centralized Presidential Power’
“The government’s claim that it can keep from the public the defendants’ testimony about their ‘thoughts and experiences’ of torture is legally untenable and morally abhorrent.” by Kevin Gosztola Just over two…
Another Torture Victim on Trial at Guantánamo
by Andy Worthington In the last two weeks, the “war on terror” prison at Guantánamo Bay enjoyed a brief resurgence of interest as pre-trial hearings took place in the cases of Khalid…
US Detention of Imran Khan Part of Trend to Harass Anti-Drone Advocates
The vindictive humiliation of Pakistan’s most popular politician shows the US government’s intolerance for dissent by Glenn Greenwald Imran Khan is, according tonumerous polls, the most popular politician in Pakistan and may…
The Real Difference Between the Republicans and the Democrats
From Revolution Newspaper A lot of people feel that say what you want, there is a deep-down philosophical difference between Republicans and Democrats. It goes like this: the Republicans believe in “every…
9 Arrested for Blocking Gate of Beale AFB to Protest Drone Strikes
BEALE AFB (Marysville), Ca. – Nine military veterans and peace activists from throughout California were arrested around at the main gate to Beale AFB (North Beale Road) today, protesting the inhumane and…
For the Love of God, the Republican Party Hates Women… and Democrat Leaders Barely Show Outrage
The theme, it seems, of this year’s Republican campaign is Rape: You Asked and God Delivered. by Samantha Goldman We may have forgotten what a Dark Ages mentality looks like in office…
Who Are the 55 Cleared Guantánamo Prisoners on the List Released by the Obama Administration?
by Andy Worthington On September 21, lawyers for the Guantánamo prisoners — and others who had been watching Guantánamo closely — were completely taken by surprise when, as part of a court…
Humanity and the Planet Come First!
The Feminist Caucus of the American Humanist Association presented Sweet with its Humanist Heroine Award at the AHA’s 71st annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 9, 2012. The following is…
Dennis Loo on Social Justice, Activism, and the 2012 Vote
by Dennis Loo Elections are not what most people believe them to be: an opportunity for the PEOPLE to decide who will represent them and what the overall policies are going to…