versión en español abajo Population growth is not a problem – it’s among those who consume the least. So why isn’t anyone targeting the very rich? by George Monbiot September 28, 2009 It’s no coincidence that most of those who are obsessed with population growth are post-reproductive wealthy white men: it’s about the only environmental issue for which they [...]

by Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity September 28, 2009 MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Accountability for Torture We write you, Mr. President, as former intelligence professionals to voice strong support for Attorney General Eric Holder’s authorization of a wider investigation into CIA interrogation. We respectfully disagree with the direct appeal to you by [...]

“Congress Gave the FBI Few Rules to Follow and Shouldn’t be Surprised at the Results” by Sen. Russell Feingold September 24, 2009 At the end of this year, three provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act will sunset unless Congress acts to reauthorize them. In my view, Congress should take this opportunity to revisit not just those three provisions, [...]

Rubén Kotler 20 de septiembre, 2009 están en algún sitio / nube o tumba están en algún sitio / estoy seguro allá en el sur del alma es posible que hayan extraviado la brújula y hoy vaguen preguntando preguntando dónde carajo queda el buen amor porque vienen del odio (Desaparecidos – Mario Benedetti) Han pasado más de 33 años desde que la última asonada militar [...]

by Riaz Hassan September 11, 2009 Suicide bombing attacks have become a weapon of choice among terrorist groups because of their lethality and ability to cause mayhem and fear. Though they are depressing, the almost-daily news reports of deaths caused by suicide attacks rarely explain what motivates the attackers. Between 1981 and 2006, 1,200 suicide attacks made [...]

por Percy Francisco Alvarado Godoy 22 de septiembre, 2009 Si el famoso poeta italiano Dante Alighieri hubiera vivido en nuestros tiempos, no hubiera dudado un ápice en incluir a la Central de Inteligencia de los Estados Unidos en cualquiera de sus círculos del Infierno. Dentro de éstos hubieran tenido cabida, sin lugar a dudas, todos los directores [...]

by Ray McGovern September 19, 2009 For the CIA supervisors and operatives responsible for torture, the chickens are coming home to roost; that is, if President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder mean it when they say no one is above the law – and if they don’t fall victim to brazen intimidation. Unable to prevent Holder [...]

by Benjamin Dangl September 14, 2009 Richard Gillman, the former CEO of Chicago’s Republic Windows and Doors factory where over 200 workers organized a victorious sit-in last year, has been sent to jail on eight charges including felony, theft, fraud, and money laundering. After the judge announced the $10 million bail, the shocked and dazed Gillman, dressed [...]

US war on crime has nothing to do with crime One in 35 Americans are caught up in the corrections system and incarceration is on the rise. Why is this when the US crime rate has dropped so remarkably? by Andrew Oxford September 2009 The United States incarcerates more of its own citizens than any other nation. It has [...]

by Neil MacFarquhar September 15, 2009 UNITED NATIONS — A United Nations fact-finding mission investigating the three-week war in Gaza last winter issued a highly critical report on Tuesday detailing what it called extensive evidence that both Israel and Palestinian militant groups took actions amounting to war crimes, and possibly crimes against humanity. While the long-anticipated, 575-page report [...]