Torture

“The power elite, especially the liberal elite, has always been willing to sacrifice integrity and truth for power [and] personal advancement,” writes Chris Hedges.

The hunger strike parallels one that took place in 2006 when protest stemmed from the search of prisoners' Korans for hidden drugs.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio known for his opposition to progressive governments and clerics, is accused of silence, cooperation with Argentinean dictatorship.

The invasion of Iraq 10 years ago was illegal under international and US law. What's the implications?

Chris Hedges speaks with two longtime prisoner advocates about the shame of America's gulags.

A secrecy expert says stricter polygraph procedures will impoverish understanding of intelligence matters.

John Brennan's past may not be so easily forgotten in a world looking for accountability.

And a prominent forensic pathologist criticizes Guantanamo officials for failing to more closely monitor another detainee before his death from cardiovascular disease in 2011.

The prisoners, many of whom have been cleared for release, refused food when guards started to seize their personal items, such as books, family photos, letters and legal mail.

The US should head the UN human rights rapporteur's demand to release information about CIA programs under Bush.