Compromising on Torture–UPDATED Compromising on Torture–UPDATED
UPDATE: The Senate passed legislation a few hours ago that endorsed President George W. Bush's plan to prosecute and interrogate terrorism suspects. The 65-34 vote means the bill ...
Sep 28, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Compromising Justice Compromising Justice
President Bush and the three Republican Senators opposing his efforts to contravene the Geneva accords have reached an agreement on legislation to clarify which interrogation tech...
Sep 21, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Toxic Air Toxic Air
The latest research from Mt. Sinai Hospital shows that 69 percent of workers at Ground Zero developed respiratory problems, and that 59 percent still show symptoms. At a House hea...
Sep 11, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
After the Storm After the Storm
The anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is approaching on Tuesday and with much of New Orleans still in ruins, many people are asking how so much of a major American metropolis could...
Aug 27, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Ronald as Gas Guzzler Ronald as Gas Guzzler
I hate Hummers. They're the best example of America's lack of commitment to cleaner and more efficient vehicles. They guzzle gas--averaging nine miles per gallon--helping keep the...
Aug 25, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Who’s Going to Halt Global Warming? Who’s Going to Halt Global Warming?
Forest fires, droughts and floods are all likely to become more severe and more common if global warming continues to heat the planet at the rate most scientists predict, reports ...
Aug 15, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Capitalist Logic Capitalist Logic
Saving the planet should be motivation enough, but a new report forthcoming from Environment California Research & Policy Center shows that cutting global warming pollution can al...
Aug 8, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Political Blackmail, Part Two Political Blackmail, Part Two
In her Nation weblog, Katrina vanden Heuvel recently sounded off on the shameless hypocrisy of the GOP for linking a minimum wage increase--which would be the first one in nine ye...
Aug 2, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
How to Help in Lebanon How to Help in Lebanon
Researchers for Human Rights Watch, the New York-based non-governmental organization, say they have compiled details on the deaths of more than a quarter of the roughly 400 Leban...
Jul 24, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Mideast News: Beyond the Mainstream Mideast News: Beyond the Mainstream
For coverage of the unfolding conflagration in Lebanon and beyond, the best English-language newspaper coverage has been that of David Hirst at The Guardian (such as his latest o...
Jul 18, 2006 / Peter Rothberg