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The Three Trillion Dollar Warnew

Original estimates of between $50 to $60 billion were, at best, optimistic guesses about what the Iraq war would cost. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz discusses the punishing cost of staying the course any longer.

Boston Phoenix | Peter Kadzis | 03-13-2008 | War

Tags: war in iraq, Iraq, cost, Joseph Stiglitz, war & peace

Bay Area Beatdownnew

Looking for the soap-operatic significance of the Bay Guardian-Village Voice Media battle.

Boston Phoenix | Adam Reilly | 03-11-2008 | Media

Tags: media

Online Cameraderienew

The web has always been a playground for voyeurs and a landing pad for found items. Now there's a site that re-united orphan photographs with their owners.

Boston Phoenix | Caitlin E. Curran | 03-06-2008 | Media

Tags: media

Comcast Fights Dirtynew

Reporters couldn't get into the net-neutrality conference at Harvard because Comcast had "reserved" so many seats -- for people who fell asleep.

Boston Phoenix | Mike Miliard | 02-29-2008 | Civil Liberties

Tags: civil liberties

See No Evilnew

A surveillance-camera tape may help explain the murder of Revere, Massachusetts police officer Daniel Talbot, but Suffolk DA Dan Conley won't let the local newspaper see the evidence.

Boston Phoenix | Adam Reilly | 02-29-2008 | Media

Tags: media

To Catch a Copnew

A Boston do-gooder who recorded police officers abusing a suspect ended up arrested for "wiretapping."

Boston Phoenix | Harvey Silverglate and James F. Tierney | 02-21-2008 | Civil Liberties

Tags: civil liberties

The Media's Slime Timenew

We already know about politicians' capacity for coarse behavior. But how low can the press go?

Boston Phoenix | Adam Reilly | 02-21-2008 | Media

Tags: media

See Spot Runnew

Candidates seeking the Oval Office are blitzing the airwaves with political ads. But only one seems to be making any traction.

Boston Phoenix | Leslie Savan | 02-14-2008 | Media

Tags: 2008 presidential election, media

Is There One Political Story the Press Shouldn't Report?new

How can the media cover the awful possibility of an Obama assassination attempt?

Boston Phoenix | Adam Reilly | 02-14-2008 | Media

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, media

Framed?new

Petty crook Stephan Cowans served seven years for a cop shooting he didn't do. Then he was exonerated; then released; then murdered. Looking back, the evidence against him was never all that good. Was it a screw-up or a frame-up? Either way, somebody should be policing the Boston Police. A Boston Phoenix exclusive.

Boston Phoenix | David S. Bernstein | 02-06-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice