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Opinion pieces reflect the views of their authors, not necessarily Citizens for Global Solutions.
Don’t Look Away
Part of the power of popular music is its chameleon-like ability to convey new (if sometimes anachronistic) meaning as a result of...
Mottos and Departments
There's an interesting piece in today's Washington Post about Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne efforts to get a motto adopted for his...
The Price of Political Cowardice
Andrew J. Bacevich teaches history and international relations at Boston University. He's a West Point graduate, a Vietnam War veteran, and the...
UN Panel Urges Poland to Publish Report into Possible Involvement in Renditions
The United Nations Committee Against Torture has urged the Polish government to share the findings of a report into its alleged collusion...
A Social Justice Top Forty
This is taken from the website of our terrific Connecting Global to Local program, which works with local communities across the country...
We Are All Global Citizens
While perusing the Partnership for a Secure America's Across the Aisle blog, I came across guest blogger Michael Kraig's attention-grabbing post "Respecting...
While We Were Looking Elsewhere…
"U.N. officials say the exodus from Mogadishu is the largest displacement of people in the world so far this year." -- Washington...
Gitmo Hunger Strike – What One Detainee Described
In our name: "Each day Al-Haj is strapped tightly into the chair with 13 straps. The guards begin with the feet straps,...
New Work Details the Complicity of the Medical Profession in Abusive Interrogation
As the issue of "aggressive" interrogation has become increasingly prevalent on the public radar since the Abu Ghraib scandal in 2004, the...
Petraeus on Torture Study
Gen. David Petraeus responded to the findings we discussed yesterday that suggested an erosion of the moral foundation of U.S. troops in...
U.S. Army Survey Paints Bleak Picture on Torture
A recent survey of U.S. troops in Iraq paints a bleak picture of an Army that is seeing the erosion of its...