The Necessity of ‘Citizenfour’ The Necessity of ‘Citizenfour’
A win for the Edward Snowden documentary is a win for democracy.
Feb 25, 2015 / Ali Gharib
We Have Been Watching the Same Movie About America’s Wars for 75 Years We Have Been Watching the Same Movie About America’s Wars for 75 Years
Missed American Sniper? That’s okay—you’ve probably already seen it.
Feb 19, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Peter Van Buren
What Does the Future Hold for a Country Forever at War? What Does the Future Hold for a Country Forever at War?
The domestic arms race in America is a one-way street—and the question is what awaits us up the road.
Feb 17, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Was the Saudi Government Complicit in the 9/11 Attacks? Was the Saudi Government Complicit in the 9/11 Attacks?
No—Zacarias Moussaoui’s spectacular claims are nonsense. But both the Saudi and US governments did create the monster that became Al Qaeda.
Feb 6, 2015 / Juan Cole
If You’re Afraid of ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorism, You’re Missing the Point If You’re Afraid of ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorism, You’re Missing the Point
There’s only one problem with the rising crescendo of alarm about lone wolves: most of it simply isn’t true.
Feb 5, 2015 / Matthew Harwood
US Special Operations Forces Are in More Countries Than You Can Imagine US Special Operations Forces Are in More Countries Than You Can Imagine
What do you know about the special forces carrying out a secret war in more than half the nations on the planet?
Jan 20, 2015 / Nick Turse
What Does it Feel Like to Be Tortured? What Does it Feel Like to Be Tortured?
Unless you’ve experienced it, you can never really know. Here are five books that come closest to conveying the horror.
Dec 17, 2014 / Ariel Dorfman
Why the Torture Report Won’t Change Anything Why the Torture Report Won’t Change Anything
At most, it only further proves the incompatibility of a secret intelligence service and an open democracy.
Dec 16, 2014 / Tim Weiner
The CIA Didn’t Just Torture, It Experimented on Human Beings The CIA Didn’t Just Torture, It Experimented on Human Beings
Reframing the CIA’s interrogation techniques as a violation of scientific and medical ethics may be the best way to achieve accountability.
Dec 16, 2014 / Lisa Hajjar
Enhanced Interrogation Techniques Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
The backing of regimes where torture’s used Was once an issue causing quite a fuss. But now, to paraphrase what Pogo said, We’ve met the torturers, and they are us.
Dec 16, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin