width=”163″ height=”136″ align=”right”Torture and Democracy, Part II: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture April 15, 2008 The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. As the ACLU calls on Congress…
thenation.com Online Beat blogged by John Nichols The Constitution of the United States is absolutely clear when it comes to matters of torture. Amendment 8 specifically states that,”Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” Acts of torture are by definition and common understanding — certainly at…
width=”215″ height=”280″ align=”right” Will the Constitution Be Altered to Eliminate Key Liberties? By Robert Parry, Consortium News Posted on April 14, 2008, Printed on April 14, 2008 © 2008 Consortium News All rights reserved. Though little discussed on the campaign trail, a crucial issue to be decided in November is whether the United States will…
Justice Department Increasingly Avoiding Corporate Prosecutions April 10, 2008 The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. The Justice Department has put off prosecuting more than fifty companies suspected of wrongdoing over the last three…
