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If Alabama Executes Vernon Madison, Bill Clinton Will Share Blame

Bill Blum / Truthdig Nov 13, 2017 The convicted murderer deserves to spend life in prison, but he should not be put to death because of an unjust law. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Should a Man Who Did Not Commit a Murder Be Executed for It Anyway?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2016 Jeff Wood is scheduled to be put to death by the state of Texas on Aug. 24, even though he never killed anyone. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, Boxer and Fighter Against Racial Injustice, Dies at 76

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2014 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the middleweight boxer whose life outside the ring took on as much significance as his sports career when he was charged with murder in 1966, died in Toronto on Sunday after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 76. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Polite Conference Rooms Where Liberties Are Saved and Lost

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 26, 2012 I spent four hours in a third-floor conference room at 86 Chambers St. in Manhattan on Friday as I underwent a government deposition. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

America’s Disappeared

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 18, 2011 Torture, prolonged detention without trial, sexual humiliation, rape, disappearance, extortion, looting, random murder and abuse have become, as in Argentina during the Dirty War, part of our own subterranean world of detention sites and torture centers.Torture, disappearance and murder have become, as in Argentina during the Dirty War, part of our own subterranean world of detention sites. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

N.Y. Times Condemns Obama Detainee Policy

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2010 The president promised to restore our basic constitutional protections, but that was back in the campaign when we were drunk on hope. These days, "It can be hard to distinguish between the Bush administration and the Obama administration when it comes to detainee policy," laments The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Now About That Whole Presidential Power Thing

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2010 Barack Obama talked big, back in his campaigning days, about doing things a little differently from Bush II were he to succeed W. in the White House. Many of these changes had to do with how he planned to wield executive power. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Reneges on Torture Photo Release

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2009 On Wednesday, President Barack Obama went back on his administration's previous plan to release photos reportedly showing prisoner abuse at American military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. Team Obama may also follow in the Bushies' footsteps by detaining some prisoners "on U.S. soil" and "indefinitely and without trial," according to The Wall Street Journal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Taking a Page From the Bush Playbook

Elliot D. Cohen / Truthdig May 6, 2009 The Obama administration is now considering reinstating the Military Commissions Act after a four-month suspension, in contradiction to the president’s promise to end military tribunals for detainees and to close down Gitmo. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )