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Archive for June, 2006

The Circular Logic of Guantanamo Detention

Friday, June 30th, 2006 by Jason Kucsma

In a recent episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert challenged himself to a debate about the legality, morality, and constitutionality of detaining prisoners in Guantanamo. This debate, I might add, is hot on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling that Bush’s military tribunals of Gitmo detainees violates U.S. law and the Geneva Conventions. [...]

Speaking of reviews…

Thursday, June 29th, 2006 by Jason Kucsma

Due to popular demand, we started posting all the reviews from the print magazine online this summer. Cool, yes? But wait! We took it one step further and we decided to post an additional 13k words of web-only exclusive reviews mixed in with the others. All for you! We aim to please. Anxious to read [...]

Review: Gitmo under the Microscope

Friday, June 23rd, 2006 by Jason Kucsma

Road to Guantanamo
Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross, directors
Roadside Attractions, 2006
Gitmo: The New Rules of War
Erik Gandini and Tarik Saleh, directors
Atmo, 2005
This summer, two chilling accounts of life inside the American prison camp at Guantanamo Bay are putting faces on the human rights violations alleged by Amnesty International and others.
The docudrama “Road to Guantanamo” recounts [...]

Midwest Represent! Interview with Clamor editor

Friday, June 16th, 2006 by Jen

Yep, I was just interviewed by Midwestern Goodness, check it out!
Here’s what’ they are all about (from their site): MidwesternGoodness is based upon the principle of “reppin where you’re from.” For far too long, the midwest has grown and cultivated talented people and groups from St.Louis to Cleveland, but then passed those individuals on to [...]

Bulldozers at the South Central Farm

Tuesday, June 13th, 2006 by Jessica

It’s a sad day for a lot of folks in LA.
In the early morning, the South Central Farm was surrounded by Sherrif’s deputies. By noon, everyone on the farm had been forcibly evicted. Dozens of people struggling to save the farm from destruction were arrested.
Farmers and their supporters gathered as close as they could [...]

And How Do You Rule?

Sunday, June 11th, 2006 by Catherine

The “official” verdict is in on Ward Churchill’s research misconduct. It’s no longer alleged, at least according to the Investigative Committee of the Standing Committee on Research Misconduct at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The committee formed to look into allegations that surfaced last year after Churchill became the focus of right-wing talk shows [...]