John Hanrahan, “Bagram prison, bigger than Guantanamo, its prisoners in limbo, cries out for some news coverage,” Nieman Watchdog, 30 May, 2011.

As Human Rights First states, the ever-growing number of Bagram detainees – most of whom are Afghans – have far fewer rights than their counterparts at the much more controversial Guantanamo Bay prison. Thanks to ...

Craig. Skarsgard. Wright. Larsson. Fincher. Reznor. Excited! 

Craig. Skarsgard. Wright. Larsson. Fincher. Reznor. Excited! 

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The simple fact of the matter is that trying to be perfectly likable is incompatible with loving relationships. Sooner or later, for example, you’re going to find yourself in a hideous, screaming fight, and you’ll ...

Kevin Zeese, to Kevin Goztola on “This Week in Wikileaks,” 28 May, 2011.

My reaction to the various documentaries, the FRONTLINE one and the Guardian one—the Guardian one was actually better but the FRONTLINE in particular—was that this was the work of the government. This was essentially character ...

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Ry Cooder, in an exclusive interview on his new song, “No Banker Left Behind,” TruthDig, 26 May 2011.

OK, they’re on the train, the train’s leaving. Why? Because it’s a rich train for only bankers. They’ve got all the money, they get on the train, the train pulls out, and the rest of ...

Robert Scheer on Henry Paulson, in “Access Journalism: The Movie,” TruthDig, 24 May, 2011. 

When he resigned his position as head of Goldman Sachs to become treasury secretary, he cashed in $485 million in Goldman stock and was saved from a $100 million tax liability because he was entering ...