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Bagram: Graveyard of the Geneva Conventions
On January 15, 2010, the Pentagon released the first-ever list of prisoners held in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility, the main US prison in Afghanistan for the last eight …
Joe Conason | The GOP’s Dubious Populism
The most revealing moments in President Obama's State of the Union Address were not in his remarks, but the reaction to them by those listening on the Republican side …
Robert Scheer | Volcker Rules
Finally President Barack Obama has come to his senses on financial regulation. His endorsement of what he calls the “Volcker Rule” for once puts him squarely on the side …
Where Gays Do Serve, Openly, in the Military
In many corners of the world, the policy on gays in the military could be labeled this way: “Don't Ask, Don't Care.” In the military establishments of more than …
GRITtv: The Death and Life of American Journalism (Video)
Discussions on the future of journalism are happening so often now that they're almost trite. But Robert McChesney, John Nichols, Tracy Van Slyke and Kate Giammarise are not only …
Senate Committee Set to Take Up Nomination of Dawn Johnsen
The Senate Judiciary Committee will “most likely” vote Thursday on whether to resend Dawn Johnsen, the nominee to head the Office of Legal Counsel, to the Senate floor, according …
Colin Powell Favors Repeal of “Don
Gen. Colin L. Powell, who as the nation's top military officer in the 1990s opposed allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military, switched gears today …
“If You Can Think Differently, You Can Act Differently.“
On Wednesday January 27, 2010, Leslie Thatcher spoke over the phone with Henry Armand Giroux about his book, “Youth in a Suspect Society.” Public pedagogy and the war on …
Timothy Ashby | Next Year in Havana? Ending the US Travel Ban Should Be First Step in Normalizing Relations With Cuba
Next year will mark a half-century since the Bay of Pigs, the failed assault on Fidel Castro’s young regime in Cuba that helped ignite the long cold war across …
Taliban Kill Three US Soldiers in Pakistan Roadside Bomb Attack
The US military deaths in Pakistan represent a significant victory for Taliban militants after months of increasing drone attacks. A roadside bomb attack killed at least seven people, including …