Last Friday were were sad to hear of the passing of legendary actor and civil rights leader Ossie Davis. Davis and his wife, Ruby Dee, were recognized at the 27th Kennedy Center Honors in December. We’ll remember him not only for his great acting but also the times when we saw him interviewed – including this powerful interview we saw him give with Bill Moyers on NOW. The news program Democracy Now! has dedicated today’s…

A little-reported story about the U.S. Government’s actions coordinating torture in foreign countries in order to obtain intelligence has turned out to contain a local twist. The Post is reporting today that the lawyer for a man from Falls Church is alleging his client, who has been held in Saudi Arabia since June 2003, is a participant in a U.S. program to transfer individuals suspected of terrorism to foreign countries to be tortured. The practice,…