A diminutive, seemingly frail woman, barely five feet tall, she was nonetheless a giant in the field of human rights. At age 66, when most women are contemplating a quiet retirement with their grandchildren, she maintained a torrid pace that the 20-somethings in the office found difficult to sustain. Alison...

In the midst of the economic crisis, the Bush administration has decided to spend its final days in office pushing for a trade agreement with Colombia that few Americans even know about. The White House has even suggested its support for an economic stimulus package during next week's lame-duck session...

These days it seems everyone wants to close Guantánamo, but what comes next? Many Guantánamo detainees have been released and more should be, but a hard core--the Bush administration speaks of some 150--have allegedly committed or plotted terrorist acts. What should be done with them?

The best solution would...

Michael Mukasey's confirmation as attorney general next week appears to hinge on his refusal to state that water-boarding -- mock execution by drowning -- is torture. But the focus on water-boarding has obscured a critical issue. If the aim is to stop abusive interrogation, a more important question that senators...

NEW YORK - A year ago today [July 30], in one of the worst incidents of its kind during the Israel-Hezbollah war, an Israeli attack on the southern Lebanese town of Qana killed 27 civilians. Since then, there has been remarkably little serious scrutiny of why Lebanese civilians died,...