Mustang Bobby, Shakesville AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 13, 2008. After expanding surveillance powers and compromising civil liberties at home, the government has little to show for its efforts.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 10, 2008. News that the Bush administration threw out the Fourth Amendment after 9/11 is a sobering reminder of the lawlessness of its spying program.
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.
Tim Shorrock, CorpWatch. January 18, 2008. Steven Cambone, an advocate of torture who was briefly sought for war crimes by German prosecutors, is raking it in.
Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet. October 29, 2007. Private companies have more control over our personal information than we do, as the new book, iSpy: Surveillance and Power in the Interactive Era, explains.