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    TNI marks 35th anniversary of assassination of Orlando Letelier
    September 2011
    TNI

    35 years ago, on 21 September 1976 Orlando Letelier, former TNI Director, was killed by a car bomb in Washington DC. TNI remembers his life.

    The Crime Decline & California’s Priorities in the 21st Century
    June 2011
    Tom Reifer

    That increasing numbers of California's youth end up in prison may yield some short term perceptions of declining crime rates, but what about the long-term education deficit?

    Torture: Immoral, illegal, counterproductive, and un-American
    May 2011
    Peter Weiss

    Resorting to lawlessness in 'the war against terror' only serves to undermine the very values that made American society strong in the first place.

    Justice or Vengeance: lessons from Bin Laden's death
    May 2011
    Phyllis Bennis

    Vengeance may have been wreaked on the infamous Al Qaeda leader, but as long as deadly U.S. wars continue in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and beyond, justice has not been done.

    Secrecy, Truth, & the Struggle for Peace & Justice: Reflections on the WikiLeaks Revelations
    December 2010
    Tom Reifer

    The WikiLeaks saga demonstrates that secrecy plus power results in corruption and crime, and that an informed citizenry is essential to prevent our's from becoming a society where civil liberties are a pipe dream and torture is the norm.

    From apartheid South Africa to Palestine
    October 2010
    Patrick Bond

    With settlement expansion and continuing human rights abuses against Palestinians, the lessons from the anti-apartheid movement continue to motivate the growing global opposition to the occupation.

    The Torturer in the Mirror
    September 2010
    Tom Reifer

    When is torture ever an effective tool of government? Despite Obama promises to end torture (and close Guantanamo), this ineffective, inhumane and unacceptable practice still continues with complicity from the highest levels of the US government.

    Turning Points: Israel Caves Under Flotilla Pressure
    June 2010
    Phyllis Bennis

    As international pressure builds in opposition to Israel's occupation and blockade of Gaza, it seems the Flotilla Crisis may turn out to be one of those moments in history when action by civil society proves it can tip the balance in international affairs in the struggle for justice.

    Military victory, political loss
    June 2010
    Praful Bidwai

    The Flotilla Massacre is not the first such event in history - in 1947 a similar aggression by the British state spurred the creation of Israel. Despite the injustice and outrage over the attack and the continuing blockade of Gaza, the signs that the tide of public opinion is turning suggest...

    UN expert Richard Falk talks about Israel's Flotilla Massacre
    June 2010
    Richard Falk

    UN expert and TNI contributor Richard Falk talks live on GritTV about the illegal raid in which nine humanitarian aid workers were murdered by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) in international waters after boarding their ship in the dead of night.

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