The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia
Historical amnesia is a dangerous phenomenon, not only because it undermines moral and intellectual integrity but also because it lays the groundwork for crimes that still lie ahea...
May 19, 2009 / Feature / Noam Chomsky
The Trials of Ehren Watada The Trials of Ehren Watada
The government drops efforts to prosecute an officer who refused to fight in Iraq. But the Army continues its campaign against him.
May 19, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
In India Election, Moderation Rules In India Election, Moderation Rules
Defying expectations and boosting hopes for stability, Indian voters rejected extremism and caste divisions, to give a decisive victory to Congress Party moderates.
May 17, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
The Cure for Layoffs: Fire the Boss The Cure for Layoffs: Fire the Boss
Workers in the United States and Europe are beginning to ask the same question as their Latin American counterparts: why do we have to get fired?
May 15, 2009 / Feature / Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis
Guatemala’s Dirty War Guatemala’s Dirty War
Millions of recently declassified police documents detail a thirty-six-year reign of state terror.
May 15, 2009 / Feature / Michael Gould-Wartofsky and Kelly Lee
High Tension in the Energy Debate: The Clamshell Reaction High Tension in the Energy Debate: The Clamshell Reaction
The '60s come alive again in the protest organized by the Clamshell Alliance against the Seabrook nuclear power plant in New Hampshire.
May 15, 2009 / Feature / Harvey Wasserman
The Unresolved Marzani Case The Unresolved Marzani Case
The Carl Marzani case is an indication that the anti-communist hysteria has infected our judicial system.
May 15, 2009 / Feature / I.F. Stone
The Fabrications of Jay S. Bybee The Fabrications of Jay S. Bybee
The author of the infamous memo has been invited to testify before a Senate committee. This is the beginning of the unraveling.
May 14, 2009 / Feature / Martin Garbus
Inside the Obama-Notre Dame Debate Inside the Obama-Notre Dame Debate
Will Roman Catholicism be swept into the rising tide of religious fundamentalism?
May 14, 2009 / Feature / James Carroll
The Sacco and Vanzetti Cases The Sacco and Vanzetti Cases
Sacco and Vanzetti are being tried for highway robbery and murder, but the real charge is radicalism.
May 14, 2009 / Feature / Elizabeth Glendower Evans