Tag: Guantánamo Bay
Pentagon chief’s reversal of plea deals with 9/11 defendants sparks outrage...
The abrupt decision to scrap plea agreements with Guantánamo detainees raises questions about justice, torture, and the future of military commissions.
‘Quaint and obsolete?’
As it happens, flagging interest in Guantánamo has coincided with an eerie larger cultural phenomenon—a turn away from history and memory.
Gitmo’s shameful twentieth anniversary
The U.S. prison at the Guantánamo Bay naval base reached its shameful 20th anniversary of operations on January 11 — with a...
Now close Gitmo, too
Biden is right to end the forever war in Afghanistan. Now he needs to close the forever prison that it built.
Biden reviews Guantanamo prison; aims to close it before end of...
A revival of an Obama-era goal, President Joe Biden announced the launch of a formal review of the U.S. military prison at...
Justice derailed
Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation was not the first nail in the coffin of justice in America – and sadly, it’s unlikely to be the last.
A children’s Gitmo on the border
It's time to do what we have failed to do for so long now: push back hard on the truly un-American policies.
The banality of Haspel
It would be hard to find someone with more experience to run the CIA. And that’s why she’s a terrible choice.
Pentagon sued over Gitmo cancer outbreak
“Defendants took no steps to protect military commissions personnel from the risks associated with the carcinogens found at Camp Justice.”
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations
Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.