On AlterNet: homeland

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "homeland"

Who Is Securing the Texas Border? How Private Contractors Mislead the Public, Then Get Rich Off Taxpayer Money

Tom Barry, AlterNet. March 12, 2012.

Private contractors have taken over Texas border security operations, but are falsely identifying themselves as affiliates of state programs.

Drones in Texas and Tanks in Tampa: Inside the Out-Of-Control Weaponized Homeland Security State

Stephan Salisbury, TomDispatch.com. March 4, 2012.

Government budgets at every level now include allocations aimed at fighting an ephemeral “War on Terror” in the United States.

3 Anti-Authoritarian TV Shows that Grapple with America's Security State

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. October 2, 2011.

Three new shows examine ways the USA Patriot Act can play out in our daily lives.

Border Security After 9/11: Wasteful Policy Fueling New Drug Wars

Tom Barry, AlterNet. September 14, 2011.

The criminal justice system is overwhelmed, our prisons are crowded with immigrants, and the flagging "war on drugs" has been given new life at home and abroad.

Janet Napolitano Is Just Finessing Bush's Crackdown on Migrant Workers

Tom Barry, Americas Policy Program. February 20, 2009.

Napolitano doesn't have the power to change immigration law. She's there to administer the department, enforce the law, and keep the homeland secure.

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.

Conservatives' Vision of an America Without Cities

Jeremy Adam Smith, Public Eye. December 12, 2006.

Rural Americans tend to see city culture as a haven for loose morals. Lucky for them, the Electoral College, Senate and federal budget have tilted power toward the heartland.