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Harsh interrogation techniques on terror detainees after the 9 11 attacks. That amounted to torture. I think in the midst of a national trauma, and uncertainty as to whether the attacks were going to repeat themselves, whats clear is that the c. I. A. Set up something very fast, without a lot of forethought to what the ramifications might be. The president was responding to Senate Intelligence Committee Chair, Dianne Feinsteins damning report on c. I. A. Interrogations. That said detainees were waterboarded, kept in dungeon conditions while others were naked, hooded and dragged, slapped and pu...

Talking points Domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness but there isn’t enough affordable housing for families. Michele Adair, CEO of Housing Trust, has revealed she almost ended up on the street herself with her two children. Experts say building more social housing, where vulnerable people only pay 25-30% of their income on rent, would also create jobs. Advertisement One day, not long after Michele Adair turned nine, she came home from school to find her young, successful father had died. It had been a sudden and brutal illness, pancreatic cancer striking at 46, but Adair...

People in need every 8 minutes, every day. so this season give something that means something. it's been a week since the eric garner grand jury decision, but the protests continue. we know the motivation. we now know what change is demanded. let's bring in this morning. michael skulnik, the political director for russell simmons and is on the board of advisers for the gathering of justice and carmen perez, the executive director for the gathering of justice and shirl brown national adviser for equal justice. and justice league nyc, a task force of social and criminal justice advocates. the ...