How Guantanamo Set the Stage for the Kavanaugh Hearings
Amid the emotional hubbub over the predictable confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, there has been a largely overlooked casualty: the American judiciary.
Psychologists Say No to Torture
The Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association extends a policy to keep its members out of the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay.
Romania and Lithuania Accepted Secret CIA Jails, Court Finds
The European Court of Human Rights rules that the two EU countries allowed the detention and abuse of a Saudi and a Palestinian at secret U.S. prisons.
The Cult of Trump
The Oval Office has been turned into a circus sideshow.
Visual Arts
The Art of Keeping Guantanamo Open
What the paintings by its prisoners tell us about our humanity and theirs.
Articles
Guantanamo Bay's Living Legacy in the Trump Era
The United States now stands at a worrisome and yet familiar crossroads in its never-ending war on terror.
TD originals
CIA No Longer Can Defend the Indefensible -- Its Torture Program
Guantanamo detainees are suing the masterminds of the CIA's torture program. Assisting the two contract psychologists is not worth the political trouble for the intelligence agency anymore.
The Danger of Having David Clarke in a Top Post at the Department of Homeland Security
Glen Ford, executive editor of Black Agenda Report, sees the African-American sheriff from Milwaukee as an opportunist who curries favor with the most bigoted elements of Donald Trump's base.
Truthdiggers
Truthdigger of the Week: Nancy Hollander, Chelsea Manning's Attorney
The greatest victory of the week does not belong to Donald Trump, but to Manning and to Hollander, who never stopped fighting for justice.
TD originals
Manning and the Gangster State
In a column originally posted on Aug. 21, 2013, Chris Hedges declares that the whistleblower's original 35-year sentence "means the end of the rule of law."
