When Is the End? When Is the End?
Osama bin Laden is dead, but will the colossal national security apparatus ever stop growing?
May 25, 2011 / Jonathan Schell
Patriot Act Extension Scheme Sells Out the Constitution Patriot Act Extension Scheme Sells Out the Constitution
The plan to renew the Patriot Act may have the backing of Democratic and Republican Congressional leaders and the Obama White House. But this is bad bipartisanship.
May 23, 2011 / John Nichols
A Bright Bipartisan Future on Civil Liberties? A Bright Bipartisan Future on Civil Liberties?
Lately, when the term “bipartisan compromise” is tossed around, it tends to mean that Democrats are giving in to the Republican position on issues, or that women's righ...
Feb 10, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Guantánamos Here at Home Guantánamos Here at Home
Bradley Manning is not the only person in the US held in pretrial solitary confinement. For many facing terrorism charges, it has become standard procedure.
Jan 20, 2011 / Sally Eberhardt and Jeanne Theoharis
Surveillance, America’s Pastime Surveillance, America’s Pastime
In a relentless effort to watch and hear everything, government and law enforcement agencies today are actually casting a far broader surveillance net in the name of security than...
Oct 4, 2010 / Stephan Salisbury
America Plagued by Periodic Paranoia America Plagued by Periodic Paranoia
Our country has a pattern of losing its mind over issues that later turn out to be insignificant.
Aug 17, 2010 / Press Room
Holder Gambles With Terrorism Suspects’ Miranda Rights Holder Gambles With Terrorism Suspects’ Miranda Rights
Expanding the public safety exception to Miranda may not make much difference on the ground. But Holder's push suggests the Obama administration has bought Bush's framing on terror...
May 18, 2010 / Aziz Huq
A Connecticut Taliban in Bloomberg’s Court? A Connecticut Taliban in Bloomberg’s Court?
The usual leapers leap to their conclusions.
May 3, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Court: Feingold’s Right On Wiretaps, Censure, Bush — and Obama Court: Feingold’s Right On Wiretaps, Censure, Bush — and Obama
It's time for the naysayers to wake up and smell the Bill of Rights.
Apr 2, 2010 / John Nichols
Hijinks or Undercover Ops? Hijinks or Undercover Ops?
If four politically-motivated young men with left-wing (or Muslim), rather than right-wing ties, broke into the office of a senior Senate Homeland Security Committee member and gai...
Feb 2, 2010 / Laura Flanders