Is the torture report a public record? An interview with the National Security Archive’s Lauren Harper
Two weeks ago, the National Security Archive’s Lauren Harper wrote a fascinating op-ed in Al Jazeera America (RIP!) called “The CIA torture report belongs to the public.” Since our publication… Read more »
Poet Hashem Shaabani executed in Iran
Iranian poet and human rights advocate Hashem Shaabani was executed in Iran on January 27. According to reports, an Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal sentenced the poet, and 14 others, to death, for… Read more »
New Syrian poetry emerging amid violence
With the news in Syria centered around the chemical attacks and President Obama’s plan for military intervention, Leigh Cuen reported this week for Al Jazeera about another, perhaps unexpected, result… Read more »
Al Jazeera buys US cable channel
The news that Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news organization, recently bought Channel TV, a cable channel founded in 2005 by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, has occasioned a small amount… Read more »