In South Sudan, It's Hard to Tell the Soldiers From the Criminals
It doesn't matter who you are, whether a doctor, teacher or geologist: Violence by police, soldiers and criminals dressed as them can strike anyone in South Sudan.
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The Inside Story of How Bill Clinton Sacrificed Prisoners’ Rights for Political Gain
White House memos reveal the political cynicism behind President Bill Clinton’s Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.
Top GOP Pollster: Young Americans Are Terrifyingly Liberal
Americans 18 to 26 are extremely liberal, so liberal that it's hard not to believe the U.S. is fundamentally changing.
Brazil Is Engulfed by Ruling Class Corruption — and a Dangerous Subversion of Democracy
Western media are depicting street protests as a noble populist uprising. The facts are much more complicated.
I Do Not Care to Finish Reading This Mediocre Kissinger Biography By Niall Ferguson
In his charmless biography of Henry Kissinger, Niall Ferguson fails to make a dishonest argument come out in his own favor.
Complying With Israeli Censorship Order, NYT Conceals Name of Soldier Who Shot Wounded Palestinian
That Israeli courts are protecting a soldier charged with murder by censoring media outlets is disturbing for all sorts of reasons.
Securus Settles Lawsuit Alleging Improper Recording of Privileged Inmate Calls
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of jail inmates in Austin, Texas, lent context to a leaked database of 70 million Securus call records, as well as credence to claims by prisoners, who often insist that all of their communications are recorded.
Drone Casualty Report Promised as U.S. Airstrike Kills 150 Al Shabaab Suspects
After years of secrecy, the Obama administration announced that it will reveal the number of people killed in drone strikes outside conventional war zones.
Anti-Corruption Crusader Zephyr Teachout Running for Congress
Teachout's surprisingly aggressive primary challenge to incumbent New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made her a hero among campaign finance reformers.
Bernie Sanders Won America’s Largest Arab Community by Being Open to Them
The win came following sustained outreach aimed at Arab and Muslim Americans.