The focus on torture in “Zero Dark Thirty” ignores more significant US policies of dubious legality.

The focus on torture in “Zero Dark Thirty” ignores more significant US policies of dubious legality.
We may not be driving ourselves into extinction, but we are creating conditions that make our future frightening.
Economist Prabhat Patnaik says moving back to an economic ‘golden age’ is impossible, so we must invent new solutions.
Instead of bracketing religion out of politics, we should discuss how it can play a key role in a healthy politics.
Although technological advancement often comes from the private sector, its core technologies are government-funded.
Norman Solomon, who is campaigning for Congress, believes that it’s possible to be an activist and a politician.
Environmental historian Angus Wright calls for planetary patriotism and collective action in the face of climate change.
The crisis we face is caused by failed systems – replacing leaders while keeping the old system intact will not help.
The American public often hides in ‘willed ignorance’ about the world around them.
Almost ten years after the 9/11 attacks, US foreign policy remains aggressive and unrealistic.