Letter to Loretto
A whistleblower bids farewell to incarceration and moves on with his life.
Film: SILENCED. A documentary about America’s war on whistleblowers
The Institute for Policy Studies teams up with Naked Edge Films other co-sponsors on a screening about three National Security whistleblowers who fought to reveal the darkest corners of America’s war on terror, challenging a government that is increasingly determined to maintain secrecy.
Phyllis Bennis: As Obama Hails “Turning Page” on Wars, U.S. Drone Strikes Continue Across Globe
“It’s a rather shocking level of authorization to go to war anywhere in the world for as long as you want, against whoever you say, without any checks and balances,” she says.
Ending Impunity in Latin America
The Institute for Policy Studies and WOLA invite you to a forum to analyze “Lessons from the Past Four Decades” to help guide the next generation’s fighs for justice.
Art Event: “Interrogation” – John Feffer
The Institute for Policy Studies is proud of the art and activism of our Foreign Policy In Focus project director, John Feffer, as he presents his new dark comedy play on is a dark comedy about surveillance and interrogation, starting July 10th.
Reception: Abby Ginzberg and Soft Vengeance
Join the Institute for Policy Studies, and Alliance for Justice for a reception with sneek previewing of the film about lawyer, writer, art lover and South African freedom fighter, Albie Sachs.
What Do They Do?
Would you recognize a torturer if you saw one?
Torture Covers a Multitude of Sins
New revelations about the U.S. torture regime require new responses.
Who’s Degraded More: the Torture Victim or the Torturer?
Exactly what is waterboarding a prisoner 83 — or 183 — times supposed to accomplish?
Torture: An All-American Nightmare
After the fact, torture can only be dealt with by staring directly into the nightmare that changed us.
U.S. Torturers are Still Awaiting Arrest
Prosecution is an effective cure for torture.
Syria’s Systematic Torture
Concerted action by the international community appears to be the only recourse
Syria’s Butcher
It’s a family tradition.
Once-Great Journalist Shawcross Now Receives John Yoo Seal of Approval
William Shawcross was on board with the Bush administration’s counterterrorism policies.
The Return of Waterboarding?
Presidential candidates are praising it. Former administration officials are defending it. Will the United States backtrack on torture?