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Theater of War: Portrait of a Homeland Security State [Photo Slideshow Included]

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. November 22, 2008.
A new book by the award-winning photojournalist Nina Berman probes how the U.S. homeland security apparatus stokes fantasies about war.

Obama Taps AZ Gov. Janet Napolitano to Head Homeland Security

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. November 20, 2008.
I guess it's too much to hope that her first order of business will be to defang and rename the creepily fascistic DHS.

Only One Day Left to Tell Your Senators 'Lieberman Must Go!'

ZP Heller, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: Video. November 17, 2008.
Calls for Lieberman's ouster gaining Joe-mentum

Woman Kicked Out of Federal Building for Lesbian T-Shirt

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 27, 2008.
"As an African-American and a lesbian, I haven't been through one day without facing some sort of discrimination ... but this is just shocking."

Buckets of Feces Banned at Democratic Convention

Gregory Daurer, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. August 20, 2008.
Somebody is expecting a crappy time.

Broad New Domestic Spying Measures Are Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 18, 2008.
In a series of quiet but sweeping measures, the Bush Administration is codifying the government's capacity to spy on its citizens.

At JFK Airport, Denying Basic Rights Is Just Another Day at the Office

Emily Feder, AlterNet. August 18, 2008.
I was recently stopped by Homeland Security as I was returning from a trip to Syria. What I saw in the hours that followed shocked and disturbed me.

The Translator's Perspective: an Inside Account of the Biggest ICE Raid in History

Erik Camayd-Freixas, New America Media. July 14, 2008.
An interpreter struggles with his conscience after a massive immigration raid in Iowa.

The Liberty City 7 Exposed Homeland Security

Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. May 20, 2008.
What happens when the FBI funds domestic terrorism?

Who's the Bigger Criminal: Woman Boarding Plane with Nipple Ring or Bush Admin Official Who Misused Grant Money?

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. March 31, 2008.
You make the call.

Homeland Security Training NYC Firefighters to Spy

Colin Meyn, In These Times. February 19, 2008.
The FDNY will now be on the lookout for "material or behavior that may indicate terrorist activities" during their day-to-day work.

Homeland Security Won't Explain Why the Mexican Border Wall Bypasses the Rich and Connected

Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer. February 19, 2008.
Texas resident Eloisa Tamez wants to know why her land is getting a border wall, while a nearby golf course and resort remain untouched.

Seven Steps to a Homeland Security Campus

Michael Gould-Wartofsky, The Nation and TomDispatch.com. January 11, 2008.
Free speech zones. Taser guns. Hidden cameras. Blackwater and other private security contractors... College campuses join the Homeland Security state.

Innocent Icelandic Woman Chained, Held, Tortured by Homeland Security at Airport

Hubris Sonic, Group News Blog AlterNet: PEEK. December 21, 2007.
This is exactly how we can expect to increase our tourism dollars. Come to America, experience the terror!

Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend Resigns

Paddy, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. November 19, 2007.
Paddy: In her farewell letter to Bush, Townsend wrote, "You are such a man."

Homeland Security Employee Wore "Blackface" Costume At Work All Day

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. November 10, 2007.
Lindsay Beyerstein: Assistant Secretary Julie Myers infamously awarded the costume a "most original" prize.

Chertoff Defends Crony Subordinate Who Endorsed Racist Halloween Costume

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 7, 2007.
Amanda Terkel: Homeland Security has destroyed at least one photo of Myers with an employee in blackface and has refused to let CNN see other pictures from the party.

"I'm Not a Terrorist, I'm a Sick Mom!": Woman Mysteriously Killed While Held by Police in Airport

Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. October 2, 2007.
Pam Spaulding: The daughter-in-law of NYC Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum is choked to death by her handcuffs.

Federal Agent Indicted for Cyberstalking Ex-Girlfriend With Homeland Security Database

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. September 24, 2007.
Lindsay Beyerstein: A Dept. of Commerce agent accessed the system 163 times to track the travel of his ex and her family.

Bush Administration Attacks Bin Laden's...Manhood?

GottaLaff, AlterNet: PEEK. September 10, 2007.
GottaLaff: Using the word "impotent" doesn't seem to be the wisest way to insult any man, let alone the lunatic who already killed 3,000 Americans.

Hurricane Katrina: Who's to Blame for this Unnatural Disaster

Ari Kelman, The Nation. August 29, 2007.
A batch of new books on Hurricane Katrina investigate who is responsible for the tragedy.

Olbermann: "Does Bush Have Any Friends Left?" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. August 28, 2007.
Now that Rove and Gonzales are gone, Olbermann and James Moore, the author of "Bush's Brain", discuss the last of the Texas cronies, Clay Johnson III, who Bush hopes to put in charge of Homeland Security.