The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 17, 2019 The American, British and Swedish judicial systems have been manipulated and corrupted to ensure the publisher is extradited to the U.S. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Ruling Leaves Legal Experts Aghast

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Apr 2, 2019 Civil rights advocates warn that a new 5-4 decision "legalizes torture and effectively reverses 60 years of progressive precedent." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The U.S. Deserves Its Own Nuremberg Trials

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 23, 2019 Nazi Germany’s crimes and the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may not be so different in the eyes of international law. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

California Parents of 13 Plead Guilty to Torture and Abuse

AMY TAXIN / The Associated Press Feb 22, 2019 David and Louise Turpin will spend at least 25 years in prison each. The children had described being beaten, starved and put in cages. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Judge Orders N. Korea to Pay $500 Million in Otto Warmbier’s Death

ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press Dec 24, 2018 District Judge Beryl Howell decries "barbaric mistreatment" of the college student, who returned from North Korea "blind, deaf, and brain dead." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

White Alert

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 30, 2018 Dig deeper

Is America ‘Civilized’? Not as Long as It Sanctions the Death Penalty

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Oct 24, 2018 The ongoing support of capital punishment belies this country’s claim to having moved past the primitive stage of human development. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How a Kavanaugh Court Will Take Us Back to the Dark Ages

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Oct 7, 2018 Despite the considerable cloud over his head, Brett Kavanaugh is joining the Supreme Court after what may best be described as a plutocratic coup by the ruling-but-minority Republican Party. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Psychologists Say No to Torture

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Sep 11, 2018 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. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

John Kiriakou and Chris Hedges on the CIA’s Bush-Era Torture Program

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2018 Though new CIA Director Gina Haspel just made it through the vetting process on Capitol Hill, Hedges and "On Contact" guest Kiriakou are not about to drop the subject of the agency's recent history of torture, in which Haspel allegedly played a role. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Will U.S. Torturers Ever Be Held Accountable as War Criminals?

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout May 18, 2018 Gina Haspel's confirmation as CIA director sends a message to future administrations that those who authorize and facilitate torture will escape liability. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Senate Panel Backs Gina Haspel for CIA Chief

DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated Press May 16, 2018 After eight Republicans and two Democrats on the Intelligence Committee support the veteran official, her confirmation vote by the full Senate could take place before the end of the week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )