AltWeeklies Wire
No Place to Hidenew
The National Security Agency, not the New York Times, greatly harms our constitutional privacy.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
01-17-2006 |
Civil Liberties
The Messenger Takes a Beatingnew
Don't blame the New York Times -- save some anger for the government that's spying on us.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
01-11-2006 |
Media
Go, Sam, Go!new

As his hearings start, can Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito perform well enough to give the Bush administration a breather from the daily attacks over the Iraq war and the spying on the general citizenry?
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-09-2006 |
Politics
Tags: domesticspying, Bush appointees
George Bush: Master Spynew
The unilateral president is exposed in his ignorance of the Constitution he's sworn to protect.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
01-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
I Spy ...new

Activists in Reno say domestic spying isn't merely about catching Al Qaeda.
Reno News & Review |
Deidre Pike |
01-06-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Bush: 'I'm Not Making This Up'new
Our plaintive president pleads case for war, wiretapping.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-05-2006 |
Civil Liberties
The Gray Lady in Shadownew

Could publication of the domestic-spying story lead to indictment of the New York Times?
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
01-05-2006 |
Media
America's Least Trustednew

After 20 minutes of questioning, a Clermont Lounge stripper said FBI agents told her they were concerned she might be a domestic terrorist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
12-30-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: domesticspying
Time to Impeach Bushnew
The president's admission that he authorized spying on citizens, without judicial oversight, angers well-meaning folks of all political persuasions. Outrage isn't enough. Congress needs to hold Bush accountable.
Illinois Times |
Roland Klose |
12-28-2005 |
Commentary
Wiretapping Increases Pressure for Impeachment
By authorizing spying in America without a warrant, President Bush has apparently violated the Constitution as well as specific federal law, an impeachable offense, critics say.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
12-22-2005 |
Politics
Spy-der Mannew
Terrorists would have to be pretty dumb to have learned about electronic tapping by reading last week’s New York Times. And Bush would have to be pretty dumb for thinking we’d swallow such a line.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
12-22-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: domesticspying
Bush Impeachment Not Out of the Questionnew

Even as President Bush accuses the Democrats of imperiling national security by revealing his secret spying program, both he and Vice President Cheney move closer to a serious confrontation with Congress over constitutional power.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
12-22-2005 |
Politics
The Spying Gamenew
New York cops and civil libertarians have resumed their fight over political surveillance.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
12-16-2005 |
Politics
They're Tracking Younew
Big business thinks Radio Frequency Identification tags are great, but privacy-rights advocates fear the tiny chips will invite corporations and the government into our personal lives.
Sacramento News & Review |
Devanie Angel |
12-16-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: domesticspying