Political dissent

Surveillance Makes You Paranoid Surveillance Makes You Paranoid

Reports that New York police conducted sweeping nationwide surveillance of people suspected of anti-Bush sentiment in 2004 just might scare us into silence.

Mar 28, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman

September 11, 2001

9/11: The Roots of Paranoia 9/11: The Roots of Paranoia

Public paranoia and a credulous establishment media that have failed to aggressively report on 9/11 have allowed a cult-like ''Truth Movement'' to fill in the gaps.

Dec 8, 2006 / Feature / Chris Hayes

Where Are the Good Americans? Where Are the Good Americans?

When the day comes for America to be judged for its war on terror and the human rights crimes that have been done in the name of its citizens, who can say they stood up and said no...

Feb 28, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

The Silencing of Carlos Delgado The Silencing of Carlos Delgado

The New York Mets' squelching of first baseman Carlos Delgado's longstanding protest of the war in Iraq during the seventh-inning stretch speaks volumes about how the rules of the ...

Dec 7, 2005 / Feature / Dave Zirin

More Leaks, Please! More Leaks, Please!

Power-friendly reporters like Judith Miller are easily manipulated by selective leaks. But what we need now is more civil disobedience by whistle-blowers exposing renditions, acts ...

Nov 17, 2005 / Bruce Shapiro

Memorial Chauvinism Memorial Chauvinism

The controversy over the World Trade Center cultural institutions is one more episode in a long, often bitter dispute over how 9/11 should be remembered and understood.

Sep 8, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon

Spying on the Protesters Spying on the Protesters

It's déjà-vu all over again: National Guard units and federal, state and local law enforcement are spying on antiwar activists.

Sep 1, 2005 / John S. Friedman

Terror Hysteria Gone Absurdist Terror Hysteria Gone Absurdist

Steve Kurtz is being persecuted to warn off anyone who dares to contest the joint enterprise of science, profit, Pentagon and state.

Jul 23, 2005 / Feature / Alisa Solomon

Patriot at the Bat Patriot at the Bat

Just as Roger Clemens can be counted on to fire heat, our national pastime inevitably waves the flag in times of national stress.

Aug 26, 2004 / Richard Pollak

Billboard Barons Billboard Barons

It was a bomb that started the whole thing--an image of one anyway.

Aug 26, 2004 / David Montero

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