Tag: obama administration
Katie Ryder: The Truth About Religious Freedom and the ACA
February 2013Your right to swing your fist in religious practice ends when your fist reaches my nose, or uterus.
Stealing Liberties
September 2012Pulitzer Prize winner David Shipler on why bad guys deserve rights, how small-town officials wield big-time power, and why Obama has been bad for the Constitution.
Alfred W. McCoy: Impunity at Home, Rendition Abroad
August 2012How two administrations and both parties made illegality the American way of life.
Laura Seay: Old Ideas for the New Africa
June 2012Obama’s “new” Africa policy prioritizes security over democracy. But the continent is changing rapidly, and U.S. policy needs to adapt–here’s why.
Roger D. Hodge: On Obama’s Shamelessness and How to Save Harper’s
February 2011 |
Former editor of Harper’s Magazine Roger Hodge speaks about his former employer, John “Rick” MacArthur, the current state of Harper’s, and why Obama’s State of the Union was “appalling.” |
Ex-detainees allege US, Afghan abuse (video)
June 2009According to the BBC, as the Obama administration takes action to shut down Guantanamo, a detention facility in Bagram (a US military base in Afghanistan) expands. Ex-detainees talk to the BBC about their time at Bagram.
Staff Pick: Jordan Hirsch
June 2009As the crisis in Iran has unfolded, one book has received numerous mentions across the blogosphere: Amir Taheri’s The Persian Night: Iran under the Khomeinist Revolution.
