US Intelligence

Welcome Home, War! Welcome Home, War!

Will the Afghan and Iraq wars lead to a surveillance state here in the US?

Nov 13, 2009 / Feature / Alfred W. McCoy

How the US Funds the Taliban

How the US Funds the Taliban How the US Funds the Taliban

With Pentagon cash, contractors bribe insurgents not to attack supply lines for US troops

Nov 11, 2009 / Feature / Aram Roston

ICE Program Under Fire ICE Program Under Fire

287(g), the Department of Homeland Security program that empowers local police, like notorious Sheriff Joe Arpaio, to detain undocumented immigrants, is under scrutiny.

Oct 14, 2009 / Feature / Jessica Weisberg

The American Leviathan The American Leviathan

The Pentagon has all but eclipsed the State Department in setting US foreign policy.

Sep 9, 2009 / Feature / Stephen Glain

The Secret Government The Secret Government

An effective investigation into the breadth of the CIA's interrogation programs must be bipartisan, similar to the work of the Church Committee in the 1970s.

Aug 26, 2009 / Feature / Chris Hayes

FBI Seeks Sweeping New Powers FBI Seeks Sweeping New Powers

Attorney General Michael Mukasey is poised to implement new rules that will create a new surveillance state.

Aug 22, 2008 / Feature / Aziz Huq

The CIA’s Failures The CIA’s Failures

The history of American intelligence-gathering is rife with incompetence, dysfunction and contempt toward legislative oversight.

Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Spencer Ackerman

Surveillance Bill: The Worst of All Worlds Surveillance Bill: The Worst of All Worlds

House Democrats capitulate to pass a surveillance bill that further compromises our privacy and limits accountability of the government and telecoms. Will the Senate fight back?

Jun 20, 2008 / Feature / Aziz Huq

J. Edgar Hoover, Author J. Edgar Hoover, Author

A new book reveals the FBI Director's distinctive relationship with his publisher.

May 22, 2008 / Jon Wiener

Leaving Cheyenne Mountain Leaving Cheyenne Mountain

Post-cold war America is looking a lot like the former Soviet Union.

Apr 17, 2008 / Feature / William J. Astore

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