Did a “Troubled Teen” Rehab Create Murderers?
Besides the horror, these recent homicides share a surprising common element: In each case, the alleged or convicted perpetrator had been sent to an unregulated tough-love camp known as Paradise…
Whistleblower’s letter from prison
The letter details John Kiriakou's life in prison, including an incident in which prison officials attempted setup a confrontation between Kiriakou and a Muslim prisoner to have them kill each…
New details of US War Crimes in Iraq
This week, the Guardian released a special investigation into the hideous regime of torture that the United States imposed and empowered during its years-long rape of Iraq.
Confessions of a Former Republican
I grew up in a rich, white suburb north of Chicago populated by moderate, business-oriented Republicans. Once upon a time, we would have been called Rockefeller Republicans
The shame of Guantanamo
Indefinite detention of combatants without trial and the use of torture is something I find abhorrent and not what I took an oath to protect on that January morning in…
OpEd News: December 17, 2011
Is the Iraq War actually over?, The Way to Occupy a Bank is to Own One, Bradley Manning Deserves a Medal
Obama should veto Defense Authorization Bill
This bill violates the Posse Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C. § 1385), as it will allow federal military personnel to engage in domestic law enforcement. This is profoundly unconstitutional and scary.
War looms, torture and more
Congress threatens to revive the use of torture and other inhumane interrogation techniques.