Rebecca Gordon

Rebecca Gordon, a TomDispatch regular, teaches in the philosophy department at the University of San Francisco. She is the author of American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes (Hot Books, April 2016). Her previous books include Mainstreaming Torture: Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 United States and Letters from Nicaragua.

US Torture Didn’t End When Bush Left Office

US Torture Didn’t End When Bush Left Office US Torture Didn’t End When Bush Left Office

But the Senate report could be the opening we need to really make US torture a thing of the past.

Dec 15, 2014 / Rebecca Gordon

Does America Still Torture?

Does America Still Torture? Does America Still Torture?

President Barack Obama made a big deal of turning the page on Bush-era “interrogration techniques,” but how much has really changed?

Jul 10, 2014 / Rebecca Gordon

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