Holder's announcement that he's "leaning" toward appointing a prosecutor to investigate brutal interrogations during the Bush administration raises as many questions as it answers.
Rabbi Steve Gutow | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
Congressional committees can be highly partisan. They are often not listened to in the same way that a full-scale non-partisan administration effort would be.
Michael Kieschnick | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics
It is worrisome that even the most outraged of our leaders inside the beltway are calling only for the familiar bipartisan truth commission to "investigate."
Talking Points Memo | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics
Yesterday, the website Consortium News published an article by Charlotte Dennett pouring some cold water on the hope many liberals have that Congress ...
Ari Melber | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics
This answer tracks the language of many torture apologists (and advocates) in Washington, who posit a choice between protecting the country today and second-guessing the past.
Stacy Parker Aab | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics
President-elect Obama has promised that he won't lie about national problems. I hope this promise extends to recent events, too.
Newsweek/Huffington Post | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics
"Despite the hopes of many human-rights advocates, the new Obama Justice Department is not likely to launch major new criminal probes of harsh interro...
Michael Isikoff | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics