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
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.
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?
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