The failure of the Democrats, and the crowd in the streets
At the end of the day, if Trump is reelected, all of the crowd’s outrage and eloquent words will have no lasting impact. A reelected…
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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today is Martin Luther King day in the United States, a national holiday. It is a good moment to remember the man, his message, and…
Nibia Zabalzagaray and the long arc of justice
UPDATE – January 5, 2015 (1) “EL OFICIAL CUMPLÍA UNA PENA DE 28 AÑOS POR EL CASO SABALSAGARAY: Falleció el general retirado Miguel Dalmao; El…
Words and Deeds: President Obama delivers eloquent defense of free speech and democracy at U.N. General Assembly (with text and video links)
On September 25, U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly, delivering a nuanced and eloquent defense of the right to freedom of…
By publicly naming person behind anti-Muslim film, federal officials commit appalling abuse of power
On dit quelquefois: “Le sens commun est fort rare.” People sometimes say: “Common sense is quite rare.” –Voltaire, “Common Sense” (1765) U.S. federal officials have…
South Africa strays from Mandela’s vision, abstaining in Security Council vote on Syria— Update #69 (July 27)
The following article is divided into five sections or parts. Due to its length, the reader may wish to read one or more different sections…
REPRISE: Consorting with the Devil? The Debate over the Efficacy of Torture
Given the renewed debate in the U.S over the efficacy of torture in the wake of Bin Laden’s death, the article republished below, written on…
Bin Laden and the Debate Over Torture–Revived
Some former U.S. officials responsible for torture under the Bush administration have claimed that the trail to Bin Laden was uncovered by the use of…
The Clock is Ticking: U.S. Application of the Torture Convention
The U.S. Justice Department issued a report on February 19, 2010 finding that the lawyers who drafted “the torture memos” in the Bush administration were…