Drones have taken on a life of their own in popular culture.
Must art confront ugly realities with an ugliness of its own?
Swagger and survival in Foxcatcher and Red Army
A sense of malaise plagues activist circles, with energies largely spent supporting the thousands in prison.
As the UN Committee Against Torture meets in Geneva, Murat Kurnaz urges justice for those detained and tortured at Guantánamo.
While other cities have embraced heavy-handed policing tactics, Richmond, California, has offered mentoring and money to its most at-risk young men.
Conservatives’ silver bullet is a joke.
Isolation does not “rehabilitate” people. Disappearance does not deter harm. And prison does not keep us safe.
Receiving a humanitarian award from the Academy, 87-year-old Harry Belafonte speaks out about his political commitments—and how he was punished for them.
Congress is spending billions of dollars on bases in the Middle East, but what role do they really serve?