Prison wardens and the federal Bureau of Prisons almost never use their compassionate release authorities, even though Congress recently made it easier for them to do so.
Category: Column
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Our Latest Sinophobia Fest
Watch, read, and listen as Washington and its media clerks manufacture our consent for a full-dress Cold War with China.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Now Imagine House Arrest
With Covid-19 showing why “sheltering in place” is so tough, it’s easier for me to explain why I found home confinement worse than actual prison.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Coronavirus Fallout for the Middle East
You don’t need Henry Kissinger to tell you that the virus will change the world, writes As’ad AbuKhalil.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Our Post-Pandemic Future
Will human civilization simply resume course or will we recognize the need for numerous far-reaching reforms?
LEE CAMP: Four Reasons the Ruling Elite Love This Crisis
While monumental shocks currently pound citizens around the world, an orgiastic festival of exploitation is underway.
PEPE ESCOBAR: Who Profits from the Pandemic?
Pepe Escobar looks at a frightening future that might follow the already terrifying Covid-19 global outbreak.
THE ANGRY ARAB: An Apologetic Account of MbS
In his new book about the Saudi crown prince, Ben Hubbard does not deviate one bit from the conventional wisdom of Western reporters, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: US Defiles ‘Common Humanity’ During Pandemic
Washington’s priorities are maintaining divisions, suspicions, animosities and enmities as if there were no global humanitarian crisis.
LEE CAMP: An Idea We Take For Granted Has Made The Outbreak Much Worse
This pandemic has been made worse and continues to be made worse by toxic nationalism, ironic considering the virus truly doesn’t give a shit about our borders, says Lee Camp, CN’s newest columnist.