The Marathon Bombings and the Lockdown of Boston: Was it really a Vindication of the Surveillance State?
By Falguni A. Sheth and Robert E. Prasch The sub-text of the official state view and media coverage coming …
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Violence Begets Violence: Turning to Dr. King in the aftermath of the Boston Bombings
This piece is in Salon, under various headlines: Where does the hate come from? Amid this tragedy, we ought to …
GiTMO Prisoners, Their Hunger Strikes, and Our Humanity
The Guantanamo Hunger Strike Should Remind Us of Prisoners’ Humanity —and Reawaken Ours. Recently, Olga Khazan, The Atlantic’s global editor, …
Obama is Channeling Bush Fever in Iran
Hi folks. Thanks for checking in. Regular readers will notice that I’ve been writing rather sporadically over the last few …
Endless War, Radical Presidential Power, and a Rotted Political Culture: A Talk by Glenn Greenwald
Here’s a clip of a talk that Guardian commentator Glenn Greenwald did at Hampshire College a few weeks ago. After …
Heaping Insult on Injury: Bill Keller’s Character Assassination of Bradley Manning
On Monday, New York Times columnist and editor Bill Keller made a number of troubling, distracting points in his column …
New York’s Finest Islamophobes
Here’s another piece I wrote today, published over at Salon. It’s based on a new report published today about NYPD …
The submissive, indifferent Democrats
I know I haven’t posted anything in a while, but I do have a piece out today. Click through to …
Response to Responses to The Onion’s Hipster Misogyny
Singling out a young girl—a child—for that kind of treatment was gratuitous and hostile. It’s hurtful enough to hear it …
The Onion’s Hipster Misogyny
Another piece I wrote. The rest is over at Salon…. The Onion’s hipster Misogyny Being ironic, self-aware, and knowing something …
Response to the Responses to Liberal Racial Hypocrisy
Happily, my article over at Salon has generated a lot of conversation. I wanted to respond to the comments, but …
Liberal Racial Hypocrisy
Today, Salon has published an article of mine. I’m thrilled to publish it there. Article starts below. Click below to …
The Department of Homeland Security Wants YOU to Help Keep America Safe
I’ve been posting less frequently in the last few weeks, in part because I’ve returned to my other work commitments …
Racial Profiling, Islamophobia, and Whistleblowers: Targeting the Unruly Threat
Revised (11:05 am/Feb. 18, 2013). I’ve been dithering about writing this column for a while. But my Twitter feed in …
White Papers, Targets, and U.S. Citizens: What’s All the Fuss?
Revised 6:59 am. The last few days, the mainstreamish media and Congress have professed shock and outrage over the Office …
In America, Journalists “Push Back”: The Magnificent Hypocrisy of Touré
Update (2/17/13) below: Yesterday, the news of the leaked Department of Justice white paper brought on a flurry of “debates” …
Central Park 5: Over Again
Revised (4:35 pm). Last week, I attended a screening of Ken Burns’ documentary on the Central Park 5, which is …
It Isn’t Just the Principle That Matters: Liberalism, Feminism, and Equality
I’ve had some thoughtful questions posed in response to my last post on the abolition of the ban on women …
Progress: Cheering Feminists Who Kill
Revised (1/25/13, 7:38 am). Leon Panetta’s announcement, overturning a 19-year ban on allowing women to join small-group combat units in …
List of POTUS-led Actions during President Obama’s First Term
Please read this post first, which links to the following list: -The 2012 decision to change habeas corpus rules for …
