New York Times columnist David Brooks critiques how the press covered the shooting of Arizona Senator Gabrielle Giffords. He argues that the media politicized the issue, shifting focus away from...
What if Al Qaeda got a nuclear weapon? We are at a nuclear tipping point and, according to four particular men intimately involved in national security in the US, the...
In this speech, U.S. Senator Carl Levin traces the origins of interrogation techniques used at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. He argues the techniques "were based on abusive tactics...used by...
When Barack Obama was inaugurated, headlines around the world heralded a new era. Learn more about the new president in the documentary "Senator Obama Goes to Africa", with commentary from...
Follow Senator Barack Obama as he travels to the land of his ancestry. From South Africa to Kenya to a Darfur refugee camp, Obama explores the continent that is gaining...
(September 26, 2006) Republican senators rebelled against the Bush Administration's plans for holding and trying detainees - or did they? The answer depends on which news you watch.