Articles by Rebecca Gordon
American Exceptionalism on Full Display
January 9, 2023 | Russia and the United States both hold themselves above the law and beyond accountability.
Trump Never Did End The ‘Forever Wars.’ Will Biden?
January 4, 2021 | Little in Biden’s history or appointments suggests he’s inclined to end America’s permanent war posture. But empires are not sustained by inclination alone.
We May Be on the Verge of a Return to the Bush Administration’s Worst Abuses
April 11, 2017 | The Trump administration may be preparing to bring back torture, extraordinary rendition, and indefinite detention — with Neil Gorsuch's help.
Trump’s Passion for Military Men Will Take Us Back to King George
March 8, 2017 | In real life, human memories work better than they do in Orwell’s 1984. Or do they?
Counting the Crimes of the War on Terror
June 15, 2016 | Maybe we'll never see America's torturers behind bars. They should still have to tell the truth about what they did.
Leading Republicans Are Promising to Commit War Crimes — and Their Base Loves It
January 12, 2016 | In its failure to prosecute bona fide war criminals, the Obama administration has left the door open for all manner of rights abusers to succeed it.
Six Americans Who Said No to Torture
February 17, 2015 | Meet six heroes who defied the military and the CIA to defy and expose America's illegal torture program.
America: Where the “Good Guys” Torture
July 11, 2014 | In a twisted new world, the all-American heroes wield the pliers and waterboards.