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Professor Defends Domestic Government Spyingnew

"We ought to be more concerned if Bin Laden is calling someone in Peoria than if he's calling someone in Pakistan," Robert Turner says, arguing for an expansion of FISA.

C-Ville Weekly | Jayson Whitehead | 02-27-2008 | Civil Liberties

Tags: domestic spying, civil liberties, FISA

Grappling With the Border Wallnew

A major policy shift is underway on the Texas border. Following the failure of Congress and the Bush administration to forge new immigration policies, those looking north have only the face of Homeland Security to judge us by. That face is the Wall.

San Antonio Current | Greg Harman | 02-27-2008 | Immigration

Tags: Mexico, illegal immigrant, Immigration, Texas, border wall, Homeland Security

The Two Faces of Steve Francisnew

In his 2005 mayoral campaign, he was the conservative Republican who pledged to run the city like a business and pushed the eventual winner to take any and all thought of new taxes off the table as San Diego grappled with the prospect of bankruptcy. Now he's back for a second run, this time running a campaign of much more "depth," he says.

San Diego CityBeat | David Rolland | 02-27-2008 | Politics

Is There Such a Thing as a 'Southern' Memoir?new

There are as many ways of writing a book as there are literary tastes, and as the definition of southern culture evolves with the changing times, so does its literature. But is there within the current memoir craze an emerging southern voice?

Charleston City Paper | Alli Marshall | 02-27-2008 | Books

Cheap Industrial Food Comes at a High Pricenew

As far as our understanding of where our food comes from, the image of a grazing cow is about as much as most of us want to know. Even recalls of tainted beef are becoming so commonplace that the latest one (of 143 million pounds of beef) may not do much to make the average consumer stop and think for long.

C-Ville Weekly | Elizabeth Van Deventer | 02-27-2008 | Food+Drink

Lighting Upnew

Life for Matt Pond and his chamber-pop ensemble just bounces ahead.

Charleston City Paper | Susan Kamenar | 02-27-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Last Light, Matt Pond PA

The War on Drugs is Insane, but There's No End in Sightnew

Another casualty of the war on drugs came to my attention recently when I opened my email to find a message from Skip Johnson, announcing that South Carolinians for Drug Law Reform was shutting down.

Charleston City Paper | Will Moredock | 02-27-2008 | Drugs

Tags: Drugs

A Casino in Chicago May be a Sucker's Movenew

It's just a matter of time before there's a casino downtown -- the proposal for a land-based casino has already passed through the state senate and is waiting on house approval. Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) speculates that could happen sometime this year.

Chicago Newcity | Clay Champlin | 02-27-2008 | Policy Issues

Tags: casinos, public policy issues

Sia Looks on the Bright Sidenew

With a new record out on Starbucks' imprint Hear Music and Monkey Puzzle Records, Sia isn't merely content to tackle one project at a time.

Chicago Newcity | Janine Schaults | 02-27-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Sia, Some People Have Real Problems

Why Are We Still Smothered in Paper?new

We were promised a paperless office, a workplace devoid of the scattered, cluttered clumps of paper humpbacking everyone's desk. So what happened?

C-Ville Weekly | Scott Weaver | 02-27-2008 | Environment

Tags: environment

From the Archives: John McCain: Haunted by Spiritsnew

Feb. 17, 2000: John McCain derived his wealth from his marriage to Cindy Hensley McCain, whose father started his road to riches as a bootlegger. As a politician, the senator has remained beholden to the liquor industry and the family business.

Phoenix New Times | Amy Silverman and John Dougherty | 02-27-2008 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election, John McCain

What Patriotism Meansnew

Considering the concept of love of country.

San Diego CityBeat | David Rolland | 02-27-2008 | Commentary

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama

Considering 'Chicago 10' in the Present Momentnew

The fanciful documentary intercuts events on the streets of Chicago during the 1968 Democratic Convention and a re-creation of the "Chicago Seven" trial of Yippie leaders Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin and others.

Chicago Newcity | Ray Pride | 02-27-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Brett Morgen, Chicago 10