Surveillance for Sale? Surveillance for Sale?
It's outrageous enough that the NSA is secretly monitoring Americans' calling patterns. But has anyone considered what would happen if unscrupulous monitors sold that information t...
May 22, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Insecurity State The Insecurity State
Americans are now caught in a security paradox: We expect the government to protect us, but its responses make us feel even more insecure.
May 18, 2006 / Donald W. Shriver Jr.
The False Bird Flu Scare The False Bird Flu Scare
The United States has fueled a worldwide overreaction to the threat of a bird flu pandemic, putting AIDS, malaria, malnutrition and other crucial global health programs at risk.
May 18, 2006 / Dr. Marc Siegel
Phone Spies Phone Spies
Democrats in Congress must press for a full investigation of NSA phone call surveillance and prove that the rule of law is an asset, not an obstacle, to national security.
May 18, 2006 / The Editors
What Bush Got Right What Bush Got Right
Bush has taken a sensible stance on immigration, but his plummeting credibility will prevent people from embracing his proposals.
May 17, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Science and the First Amendment Science and the First Amendment
If you can lie about science and get away with it, you can lie about anything. That's why we must say no to ideological zealots who are waging war against science and against democ...
May 16, 2006 / Feature / Patricia Princehouse
Using Soccer to Kick Iran Using Soccer to Kick Iran
To World Cup aficionados, soccer is a beautiful game, but to ideologues in the United States and Europe, it's a convenient political weapon against Iran's nuclear ambitions. Talk a...
May 16, 2006 / Feature / Dave Zirin and John Cox
This Bud’s Not for the World Cup This Bud’s Not for the World Cup
Soccer fans in Germany struck a blow against US corporate blandness by turning up their noses at the notion that Budweiser is the official beer of the games.
May 15, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Yumi, Yumi, Yumi Yumi, Yumi, Yumi
Why is it that We the People are so obsessed with whether singing our national anthem in Spanish is an affront to our union?
May 11, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams
Watching What You Say Watching What You Say
How are AT&T, Sprint, MCI and other telecommunications giants cooperating with the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program?
May 11, 2006 / Feature / Tim Shorrock