Since the creation of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay - a detention center deliberately designed to be outside the rule of any law - Truthout has been at the forefront, documenting abuses at the prison and the implications for all of us when the US government asserts extralegal powers over anyone. Now, supported by the Freedom of the Press Foundation, law professor and longtime Truthout contributor Marjorie Cohn and our special human rights reporter Adam Hudson begin a new series, Caging Human Rights: Guantanamo and Beyond. Hudson, who arrives at Guantanamo today, will be reporting directly from the latest round of military tribunals, while Cohn will analyze their legal and human rights implications - as well as related issues, ranging from Bradley Manning's court-martial to government surveillance. Former CIA Employee, Snowden, Blows Whistle on NSA's Dragnet Surveillance Marjorie Cohn, Truthout: "Just as Bradley Manning's court-martial was getting underway, another brave whistleblower dropped a bombshell into the media: The Obama administration is collecting data on every telephone call we make." Read the Article Chris Hedges | With War Crimes Argument Banned, Manning's Trial Is Judicial Lynching Chris Hedges, Truthdig: By banning the war crimes defense, the government has effectively muzzled Manning's defense team. Read the Article You Pay Walmart's Workers as Company Keeps Its Money Piper Hoffman, Care2: Taxpayer-funded social welfare programs subsidize low-paying Walmart's profits to the tune of up to $2 million per store. Read the Article Families, Breadwinner Moms Still on Losing End of Public Policy Alissa Bohling, Truthout: Working mothers are in the news after the Pew report highlighting their increasing role as household heads, but lawmaking lags far behind cultural shifts, and problems like billions in unpaid child support are not taken seriously enough. Read the Article Through Stories, Rebecca Solnit's New Book Guides Us to Reveal Hidden Selves Rebecca Solnit, The Viking Press: Solnit masterfully stitches together the human threads of her life with the mystery of being to show how it unfolds in the stories around us - and in the stories we make of our own lives. Read the Excerpt Bank Profits Soar as Wages Suffer Sharpest Decline in 60 Years Jaisal Noor, The Real News Network: The economy is recovering - unless you work for a paycheck. RNN's guest, economist and author Bill Black, explains. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Sensible Security or American Dystopia: Is It Too Late to Choose? The Thom Hartmann Program, The Daily Take: The recent revelations out of the NSA have made it clear that, we, the American people, have a choice to make, assuming we haven't already passed the point of no return. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: Sanders to Introduce Bill to Fund Youth Jobs With $3 Billion, and More In today's On the News segment: Billionaire admits to Senate subcommittee that middle class, not rich 'job creators,' anchors the US economy, and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Questions Surround Kidnapping of Two Jesuit Priests in Argentina Ricardo Guerra, Truthout: It is unlikely that the uncertainty swirling around Pope Francis' role in the kidnapping of two Jesuit priests during the Argentine military dictatorship will ever be definitively resolved. Read the Article Guilty Until Proven Innocent: How to Pre-Convict and Pre-Punish an American Muslim Victoria Brittain, TomDispatch: Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, many innocent Muslim men are still in prison due to biased and antiquated legislation. Read the Article |
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