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A deep planetary insecurity has fostered a rush to build boundaries
around ourselves--psychic green zones--no matter how irrational,
separating white from black or brown, Christian from Muslim, European from Arab.

If we're going to have a society surveilled 24/7, let's begin at the top.

The lockdown strategy has made America less safe. there's a better approach.

This Administration may not know how to rule the world, but it sure can run a ritual.

This article is adapted from Sifry and Watzman's just-published Is That a Politician in Your Pocket? Washington on $2 Million a Day.

The quest for homeland security is heading, in ad hoc fashion, toward the quasi militarization of everyday life.

To all the arguments lodged against gay marriage, add this one--it's a matter of national security.

Travel agents booking international flights may have to issue a new
warning to their customers: Changing planes in the United States could
be hazardous to your health.

Nation interns march in New York City and Washington, DC.