Patriot Act Post-Mortem
David Cole : Legislative Campaigns & Elections
The failure of a complaisant, Republican-controlled Congress to enact
meaningful changes to the Patriot Act means that midterm elections are
the only true path to reform.
2005
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A Constitutional Disaster
Chip Pitts : Civil Rights After 9/11
Chip Pitts writes that after a campaign of distortion and deception, the Patriot Act is about to be renewed. No longer a temporary measure, it will be used against dissidents, immigrants, Muslims and ordinary Americans accused of crimes unrelated to terrorism.
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The FBI Fails (For Now) to Grab Subpoena Powers
The FBI--with apparent White House approval--continues to seek the authority to bypass the court system in pursuit of evidence against terror suspects.
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The Patriot Act on Trial
David Sarasohn : Privacy Rights
We won the cold war without throwing out the right of Americans to be secure in their homes, without throwing out the Fourth Amendment.
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Not Your Homeland
Edwidge Danticat : September 11
A look at the suffering endured at Krome Detention Center in Miami, a cross between Alcatraz and hell.
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The Missing Patriot Debate
David Cole : Immigration to the US
The case for a human rights-based opposition to the Patriot Act.
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Patriot Act Evasions
The Patriot Act is the gateway drug for an Administration addicted to the expansion of unaccountable power.
2004
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Ashcroft and After
The temptation may be to heave a sigh of relief that Ashcroft is gone. That would be a mistake.
This week: Political shifts in the U.K.; Roberto Lovato and Jeanvieve Williams talk about "Juan Crow," a matrix of anti-immigration laws; and Ross Tuttle and Scott Horton look at the chaos in Guantanamo, as the first detainees head to trial. (13mb mp3)
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