What merit lies in false confession? When cornered between a rock and a hard place, man will acquiesce to practically anything.
When by nature, torture is accepted as perpetual mental or physical pain whose sole purpose is to obtain an outcome, how is accuracy and legitimacy tested? What Ulysses of a man can resist the continuous [...]

Missed some of our DNC coverage? We corral every last post for you here, plus a heads-up on forthcoming RNC coverage.
Chapters 2 and 3 of P+P founder Farai Chideya’s book “Trust” now available; mash it up as you please under a Creative Commons license.
Tricia Romano remembers the failed mayoral bid of Mark Green.
Chris Nelson weighs in on Obama’s candidacy, the punditry poison, and the speech from Invesco Field.
Max Zimbert interviews some political heavyweights on the Dem’s chances in Ohio and Iowa.
The P+P crew gives a Cribs-style walk-through of their sick DNC digs.
Torey Van Oot gets ex-Fugee Wyclef Jean to share his thoughts on courting the Latino vote for Obama.
Brooke-Sidney Gavins gets RZA of the Wu-Tang to open up about the DNC and the election.
Tara Graham breaks down the new documentary “American Teen” and laments why it gets trounced at the box office by a bunny.
Britney, Russell Brand, and the elephant in the room. 




