Bush

Advancing the Story of the Anti-Torture Torture Memo

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| Wed May. 6, 2009 7:12 AM PDT
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A Cheney Cover-Up?

Someone in the White House tried to deep-six Philip Zelikow's anti-torture memo. Welcome to the latest Bush-era whodunit.

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| Wed May. 6, 2009 5:00 AM PDT
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The Newest Superpower

In the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, a new world order is emerging—with its center gravitating towards China.

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| Mon May. 4, 2009 9:47 AM PDT
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Human Rights in the Dust

The policies of the Bush administration were not just horrific in themselves or to others— they may also have brought to an end the human rights movement as we know it.

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| Thu Apr. 30, 2009 9:51 AM PDT

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Economist James Galbraith: Bush Fiddled With Gov't Spending to Postpone Recession Effects

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| Wed Apr. 29, 2009 10:18 AM PDT

Spanish Judge Gives Go-Ahead on Torture Investigation

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| Wed Apr. 29, 2009 7:56 AM PDT
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Whose Century Was That?

The central theme of the American Century has been one of righteousness overcoming evil—but there are problems with this triumphal storyline.

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| Tue Apr. 28, 2009 11:17 AM PDT
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Double Jeopardy: The Harsh Reality for Iraqi Immigrants Trying to Live in America

Recently arrived refugees wonder how they're supposed to become self-sufficient in the worst economy since the Great Depression.

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| Mon Apr. 27, 2009 5:50 PM PDT
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Conservatives Live in a Different Moral Universe—And Here's Why It Matters

Liberals and conservatives have highly different moral priorities. And we have to understand them if we want to accomplish anything.

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| Mon Apr. 27, 2009 1:38 PM PDT
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Questions to Ask in the Dead of Night

We forget the killings in Afghanistan easily, since they don't seem to impinge on our lives. Perhaps that's one of the benefits of fighting a war on the periphery of empire.

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| Thu Apr. 23, 2009 9:37 AM PDT
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Observe and Deport

The immigration service says it doesn't detain or deport US citizens. Except when it does.

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| Thu Apr. 23, 2009 8:35 AM PDT
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Fuzzy the Conciliation Caterpillar

Let the past be the past...now matter how naughty, illegal, or disgusting!

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| Wed Apr. 22, 2009 5:07 PM PDT
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If He's Not a Torturer, Why Is He Wearing a Mask?

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| Wed Apr. 22, 2009 10:01 AM PDT
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Obama Confirms Door Is Open for Prosecution of Authors of Torture Memos

The President hasn't expressed objection to subjecting senior officials to investigation.

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| Tue Apr. 21, 2009 5:07 PM PDT

This Should Be Interesting

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| Mon Apr. 20, 2009 12:23 PM PDT
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Let's Not Recover

The mantra "too big to fail" is at the root of our current crises—both economic and ecological.

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| Mon Apr. 20, 2009 9:54 AM PDT

The Banality of Evil

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| Fri Apr. 17, 2009 12:25 PM PDT
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Déjà Vu All Over Again in Afghanistan

Seven lessons Obama could learn from Vietnam author Mary McCarthy

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| Fri Apr. 17, 2009 10:18 AM PDT
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Of Waterboarding and Insects

Newly released memos show how Bush officials justified torture.

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| Thu Apr. 16, 2009 2:06 PM PDT

Somali Pirates: Another Thing To Thank George W. Bush For?

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| Tue Apr. 14, 2009 10:51 PM PDT