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Afghanistan’s Bagram Prison : ‘Worse than Gitmo’
Detainees being held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan cannot use US courts to challenge their detention, the US says. Photo by Musadeq Sadeq / AP.‘Worse than Gitmo’:ACLU Asks for Documents on Bagram Prison, Where the US Still Holds 600 … Continue reading
Medical Professionals ‘Led the Way’ : The Psychologists of Torture
Licensed psychologist and Army Col. Larry James was the director of Guantanamo’s “Behavioral Science Consultation Team,” which oversaw the use of harsh interrogation techniques widely condemned as torture. Photo by Army Spc. Shanita Simmons / from In These Times.Medical professionals … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Interrogation Techniques, Medical Ethics, Torture, War Crimes
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Newsroom Layoffs : Black Journalists Take Hardest Hits
Controversial sports analyst Stephen A. Smith — once a rising star at ESPN radio and television — is leaving the air because he refused a pay cut. With all the hair-pulling about the demise of the print media, and especially … Continue reading
An FBI Official Who Was There Talks About ‘Enhanced Interrogation’
I have juxtaposed a former FBI supervisor with Liz Cheney defending her father. And I lead with Helen Thomas grilling Dana Perino back in October 2008 about this subject. There are those who do not believe that murder is murder, … Continue reading
Obama : Beyond Savior or Trickster
Photo from Links.com We can’t build a vibrant progressive movement — or strengthen a base capable of moving the country in progressive directions for the long haul — by winking and nodding at Democratic policies that would have drawn our … Continue reading
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Tagged Grass Roots Organizing, Obama Presidency, Progressive Movement
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Ahmadinejad : Iran Hands Israel a Gift
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during press conference at the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo by Laurent Gillieronv / EPA. I hope in time to respond in detail to Nima Shirazi’s discussion of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s … Continue reading
Matthis Chiroux: War Resister Scores a Big Win
War Resister Successfully Challenges ‘Misconduct’ Charge By Stephen Dohnberg / April 21, 2009 War resister Sgt Chiroux successfully challenged his misconduct hearing, facing down the U.S. Army and offering a potential “green light” for other soldiers challenging the legality of … Continue reading
California’s Harvest of Shame
Documentary featuring Fabian Núñez, past speaker of the California State Assembly. California’s Harvest of Shame from California Assembly Access on Vimeo. This is a short film showing the realities of life in the fields in 2008. It is narrated by … Continue reading
Happy Earth Day!
Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog. [Ralph Solonitz’ cartoons also appear at MadasHellClub.net.]The Rag Blog
George McGovern : Get Out of Iraq. Now.
Former Sen. George S. McGovern, Democratic candidate for President, 1972. Are we now going to ignore for another three years the public mandate of 2006 against this costly, preemptive war based on deceit? And how can we justify putting thousands … Continue reading
Dissecting Ahmadinejad’s Address to Durban II
Durban II: Alethophobic BoogalooBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / April 20, 2009 “There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings.” — Dorothy Thompson … Continue reading
Fighting the Unions : Card Check, FDR, and Right-Wing History
Anti-union cartoon from the National Association of Manufacturers Collection, Hagley Museum & Library, published in Z Magazine. The anti-labor campaign is a component of the broader strategy by the Republican Party and frenetic conservative commentators to paint a picture in … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, FDR, Free Choice Act, Labor Unions, Obama Administration, Right Wing
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