Glenn Greenwald | Democrats Continue to Delude Themselves About Obama's Failed Guantanamo Vow
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "As everyone knows, 'closing Guantánamo' was a centerpiece of the 2008 Obama campaign. In the Senate and then in the presidential campaign, Obama repeatedly and eloquently railed against the core, defining evil of Guantánamo: indefinite detention."
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "As everyone knows, 'closing Guantánamo' was a centerpiece of the 2008 Obama campaign. In the Senate and then in the presidential campaign, Obama repeatedly and eloquently railed against the core, defining evil of Guantánamo: indefinite detention."
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Charles Pierce | Jeb Bush Set to Place Blame for Failed Peacekeeping in Iraq
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "Jeb (!) Bush has surprised the staff at the Café by becoming one of its regulars. We had held a booth open for Ben Carson, certainly, and the Ricks - Santorum and Perry - have had their own since 2011."
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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "Jeb (!) Bush has surprised the staff at the Café by becoming one of its regulars. We had held a booth open for Ben Carson, certainly, and the Ricks - Santorum and Perry - have had their own since 2011."
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Bern, Baby, Bern: Sanders Vaults to Lead in Critical New Hampshire
Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
Dickinson writes: "The 'democratic socialist' senator from Vermont is beating Hillary Clinton in the key primary state."
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Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
Dickinson writes: "The 'democratic socialist' senator from Vermont is beating Hillary Clinton in the key primary state."
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Barack Obama Calls on Congress to Reinstate Voting Rights Act
Jana Kasperkevic, Guardian UK
Kasperkevic writes: "The US president pens a letter in support of new, broader legislation to restore minority protections as voting rights have come under attack in several states."
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Jana Kasperkevic, Guardian UK
Kasperkevic writes: "The US president pens a letter in support of new, broader legislation to restore minority protections as voting rights have come under attack in several states."
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California Governor Brown Signs Law Barring Grand Juries in Police Deadly Force Cases
Melanie Mason, LA Times
Mason writes: "Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Tuesday a measure that prohibits secret grand juries to weigh in on cases involving excessive or deadly force by law enforcement, and another affirming the public's right to take audio or video recordings of police officers."
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Melanie Mason, LA Times
Mason writes: "Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Tuesday a measure that prohibits secret grand juries to weigh in on cases involving excessive or deadly force by law enforcement, and another affirming the public's right to take audio or video recordings of police officers."
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The States Sending Pregnant Addicts to Jail, Not Rehab
Samantha Allen, The Daily Beast
Allen writes: "The CDC and ACLU recommend treatment for drug-addicted mothers, but some states see jail time as a more fitting solution."
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Samantha Allen, The Daily Beast
Allen writes: "The CDC and ACLU recommend treatment for drug-addicted mothers, but some states see jail time as a more fitting solution."
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10 Years Later: Fracking and the Halliburton Loophole
Wenonah Hauter, EcoWatch
Hauter writes: "Ten years ago, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The giant energy bill included massive giveaways for the fossil fuel, nuclear and ethanol industries and provided only token incentives for renewables and improved energy efficiency."
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Wenonah Hauter, EcoWatch
Hauter writes: "Ten years ago, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The giant energy bill included massive giveaways for the fossil fuel, nuclear and ethanol industries and provided only token incentives for renewables and improved energy efficiency."
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