Gabriel Arana

Gabriel Arana is a senior editor at The American Prospect. His articles on gay rights, immigration, and media have appeared in publications including The Nation, Salon, The Advocate, and The Daily Beast. To contact him, visit his website.

 

 

 

Recent Articles

It Doesn't Matter What the Troops Think.

After months of waiting for the Pentagon to release its official study of the effects of overturning "don't ask, don't tell," the report is finally out. To no one's surprise -- especially given that the results were leaked earlier this month -- it found that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military would not harm military readiness or unit cohesion, though it may cause initial disruptions as DADT is phased out. A similar, $1.3 million study commissioned by the Department of Defense in 1993 found the same thing.

Holding Haiti Accountable.

Last weekend's presidential election in Haiti has proved to be a political disaster for a nation still reeling from the devastation of this year's earthquake, a cholera epidemic, and last year's disputed Senate elections.

The Little Picture: Wikileaks.

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Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, which yesterday released thousands of classified U.S. diplomatic cables.

The Little Picture: SuperSteve.

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A Steve Jobs action figure by MIC Gadget that's sold out of its first run of 300. Is it the next Tickle-Me-Elmo?

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