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Prison Culture: How Biases Trump Evidence and Land People in Jail

Prison Culture: How Biases Trump Evidence and Land People in Jail Prison Culture: How Biases Trump Evidence and Land People in Jail

The imprisonment of an American couple in Qatar reveals biases in criminal justice, at home and abroad.

Apr 8, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

The Body Politic

The Body Politic The Body Politic

When US soldiers venture abroad, women’s bodies can become the occupied territories.

Apr 8, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Akemi Johnson

America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It

America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It

Plagued by poor infrastructure, climate denialism, unregulated fracking wells and nuclear waste sites, the United States is poised to topple itself with self-inflicted wounds.

Apr 8, 2014 / Emanuel Pastreich, John Feffer, and Foreign Policy In Focus

It’s Time the CIA Gets Some Serious Oversight

It’s Time the CIA Gets Some Serious Oversight It’s Time the CIA Gets Some Serious Oversight

What is the point of congressional oversight if the committee charged with it allows itself to be pushed around by the agency it oversees?

Apr 8, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

GOP Pro–Gay Marriage Funder’s Other Agenda: Bombing Iran

GOP Pro–Gay Marriage Funder’s Other Agenda: Bombing Iran GOP Pro–Gay Marriage Funder’s Other Agenda: Bombing Iran

Paul Singer is one of the Republican Party’s most effective fundraisers—and a leading proponent of using military force against Tehran. 

Apr 7, 2014 / Eli Clifton

A Diplomatic Resolution to the Crisis Over Ukraine Is Still Possible

A Diplomatic Resolution to the Crisis Over Ukraine Is Still Possible A Diplomatic Resolution to the Crisis Over Ukraine Is Still Possible

“We are two steps from the looming danger of war,” says Stephen Cohen. “That need not happen. There's a way out…”

Apr 7, 2014 / Press Room

Will the IMF Bailout Turn Ukraine Into Another Greece?

Will the IMF Bailout Turn Ukraine Into Another Greece? Will the IMF Bailout Turn Ukraine Into Another Greece?

Ordinary people will be the undisputed losers in the International Monetary Fund’s loan deal with Ukraine.

Apr 7, 2014 / Alec Luhn

How a Clerical Error Barred This Stanford Student From the United States

How a Clerical Error Barred This Stanford Student From the United States How a Clerical Error Barred This Stanford Student From the United States

Rahinah Ibrahim’s life was derailed by the tangle of national security bureaucracies that have come to define post-9/11 America. 

Apr 7, 2014 / Peter Van Buren

How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock

How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock

Kerry should release an American peace plan and let the chips fall where they may.

Apr 5, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa

It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa

For years now, evangelical activists from the United States have been speaking out against homosexuality and cheering on antigay legislation all over Africa.

Apr 4, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

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