Torture – debated
They call it a “debate” like there's anything to debate. As if international law and Dick Cheney's snarling are both equally valid. As if torture “working” makes it defensible. Despite the...
Author: Sarah Jaffe
Sarah Jaffe is former deputy editor of GlobalComment. She's interested in politics and pop culture, and has a special place in her heart for comics.
Torture – declassified
“Shocks the conscience.” That's the test that Steven G. Bradbury, acting head of the Office of Legal Counsel in Bush's Justice department used to decide whether or not an “enhanced...
Did the web “kill the economy”?
Douglas Rushkoff, in a keynote speech at the Web 2.0 conference, boldly declared that the Internet caused the economic crisis. I wouldn't go as far as Rushkoff goes—it's fairly clear to me that...
Re-thinking the Crisis: An Interview with Dr. Susan Feiner
Susan Feiner, PhD is a professor of economics and director of the Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Southern Maine. In addition to her academic work, she writes for Dollars & Sense,...
The EFCA: Truth and Fiction
In his press conference Tuesday night, Barack Obama took pains to emphasize that comprehensive solutions were needed to the economic crisis, and that working families were suffering and needed help...
The big scary question of bank nationalization
Zombie banks, voodoo economics—these are just some of the horror-movie terms being tossed around right now that lend an even spookier air to discussion of the economic crisis. But there's a scarier...
Anger at AIG is boiling over
Populist anger has reached a boiling point in the US with the announcement that American International Group, one of the first companies to get a bailout from the government, paid $220 million in...
The joys of Bobby Jindal: on unemployment and more
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana's governor, was presented as the Republican party's answer to Barack Obama on Tuesday night, giving the response to the president's speech to the joint session of Congress....
The Price of War: Pentagon Lifts Ban on Flag-Draped Coffins
In his speech to the Congress (and the world) on Tuesday night, Barack Obama outlined many changes that he plans to make going forward. He touched on education and health care reform, and had even...
Obama, online organizing, FISA and the internet’s political future
Barack Obama's campaign for the White House got a lot of attention for its savvy Web organizing, its skill at fundraising and even just for the size of its email list—13 million names. The backbone...