On AlterNet: security

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

How Legal Pot Could Save Thousands of Lives? Hint: Stop Feeding the Mexican Death Cartels

Jamie Haase, AlterNet. January 12, 2012.

For over forty years, ganja has been the steadiest and most reliable source of income for Mexican traffickers, and it’s still the primary substance that lures most dealers.

Obama Shows His War-Mongering Side

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. January 12, 2012.

Obama aims to create a neat, high-tech image of war, and act like everything is in control.

Obama Administration Continues to Abuse State Secrets Privilege to Cover Up Misdeeds

Nancy Goldstein, Comment Is Free. December 11, 2011.

The State Department response to the ACLU's FOIA requests for WikiLeaks' cables reveals the absurd abuses of state secrecy.

Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State

Dana Priest, William M. Arkin, Little, Brown & Co. October 30, 2011.

A decade of terrorism warnings about possible attacks in the United States has convinced us that we have much to fear.

Fired for a Blog Post? A State Department Employee Explains How Sharing a Link to WikiLeaks Led to Interrogation

Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch.com. September 27, 2011.

An insider explains how he was swept up in the backwards security policies and scapegoating of the State Department.

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.

Why Is the Obama Administration Subverting the Rule of Law?

Karen Greenberg, TomDispatch.com. August 21, 2011.

If, in fact, we are a "nation of laws," you wouldn't know it from Washington's actions over the past few years.

8 Trillion on Our Military Addiction? Why the Price Tag of the National Security Complex Should Scare the Hell Out of You

Chris Hellman, TomDispatch.com. August 16, 2011.

How much safety bang for its buck is the U.S. getting from those trillions?

6 Ways the "War on Terror" Has Been Turned on Us -- And What to Do About It

Coleen Rowley, Consortium News. January 18, 2011.

The pressure to "pre-empt" all possible acts of terrorism has led to repeated examples of opportunistic targeting and entrapment of people.

The 6 Stages of Backlash Against the TSA's Ridiculous Security Theater

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. November 29, 2010.

Conservatives exploited the TSA backlash to promote right-wing ideas. While it's important to highlight their role in the debate, we must keep fighting intrusive security measures.

Why Do the Rich Get to Go Through Airport Security Faster Than You?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 1, 2010.

Many airports offer express security lines for first- and business-class passengers. Why are the Feds letting rich people cut in line?

White House Uninvited-Visitors-Gate: They Just Don't Make Contrived Scandals Like They Used to

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. November 30, 2009.

Let's play Sanity Versus Madness!

Book Says Obama's Life Is at Risk

Christopher Moraff, The Philadelphia Tribune. September 11, 2009.

Author Ronald Kessler warns that the rise in threats and inadequate govt. resources may be putting the commander in chief at risk.

Action Editorial: Why the Secret Service and FBI Must Investigate Threats Against Obama and Beef Up Security to Protect Him

Don Hazen, AlterNet. September 9, 2009.

With Obama the target of hate speech and over 30 death threats a day, the FBI needs to hear that it can't let budget shortfalls get in the way of the president's life.

House Passes American Clean Energy and Security Act

David Waldman, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. June 26, 2009.

In a vote of 219-212, Democrats overrode GOP crowings and passed the controversial bill.

U! S! A! We're Number .... 15?

Dalton Conley, The Nation. March 16, 2009.

A new report shows that in terms of aggregate health, education, purchasing power, security and general well-being, the U.S. has been in decline.

The Costs of Empire: Can We Really Afford 1,000 Overseas Bases?

David Vine, Foreign Policy in Focus. March 10, 2009.

Our overseas military bases are pushing the nation deeper into debt and making the United States and the planet less secure.

Our Worst Enemies Aren't Terrorists: Rethinking National Security on a Sinking Planet

Chip Ward, TomDispatch.com. March 3, 2009.

The chances of being affected by a terrorist attack are slim, but disruptions to our far-flung supply lines for food, water and energy are a reality.

Boom Times on the Border as Homeland Security State Grows

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

Residents are alternately bemused and angry at the border security buildup.

On the Road with Obama: Ramallah, West Bank

Jan McGirk, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. July 25, 2008.

"The rally organized by the local 'Israel for Obama' supporters was brief. There was no time to tell if Obama was charismatic or jet-lagged."

The Latest Spin From Voting Machine Makers: What Problems?

Dan Wallach, Freedom to Tinker. July 7, 2008.

At a Texas legislative hearing, manufacturers say scientists who studied their machines were not looking at "real world" issues.

TSA Recovers Over $1 Million in Loose Change From Airport Security Bins

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. July 1, 2008.

Small windfall for TSA, like finding lunch money in the couch cushions...

Networked Percolators at Risk of Distributed Denial-of-Coffee Attack

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. June 19, 2008.

Internet-connected espresso machine vulnerable to hackers.

How Water Has Become a National Security Issue

Maude Barlow, YES! Magazine. June 6, 2008.

Water has become a key strategic security issue for the U.S. government and that has some very concerned.

Shrinking Glaciers and Rising Seas Affect Food and Security

Brad Knickerbocker, Christian Science Monitor. April 2, 2008.

It's becoming clear now that climate change may be altering the way people and governments think about water.