What We Mean When We Say States’ Rights What We Mean When We Say States’ Rights
This week sees the 150th anniversary of the secession of South Carolina—the beginning of the U.S. Civil War. And of course, the anniversary brings with it the predictable rep...
Dec 21, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Ask, Tell, Don’t Kill Ask, Tell, Don’t Kill
Seventeen years after Bill Clinton's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" compromise, the institutionalized closet in the military should soon be gone. With the Senate vote to repeal, ...
Dec 21, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Forgetting Bradley Manning Forgetting Bradley Manning
Julian Assange of WikiLeaks is out on bail—apparently headed for the 10-bedroom home of British former army officer Vaughan Smith, described by the Guardian as a rightwing li...
Dec 16, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Harry Potter and the Bailed-Out Banks Harry Potter and the Bailed-Out Banks
There's a new blockbuster out just in time for the holidays: Harry Potter and the Bailed-Out Banks.
Dec 15, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Remembering Why WikiLeaks Matters Remembering Why WikiLeaks Matters
“The question of whether we want a real 'net is really the question of whether we want a real democracy.”
Dec 14, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Attacks On Government Workers in Tax Deal Attacks On Government Workers in Tax Deal
Republican activist Grover Norquist once famously declared that he'd like to shrink the federal government to the point where he could drown it in a bathtub—but a little-noti...
Dec 10, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Shifting Goalposts on Terrorism Shifting Goalposts on Terrorism
We've seen so many definitions of terrorist in the last few years, it can be hard to keep them straight. So I suppose it's understandable when someone like Rep. Peter King from New...
Dec 8, 2010 / Laura Flanders
When Interpol Cares About Sexual Assault When Interpol Cares About Sexual Assault
Julian Assange turned himself in Tuesday—he's been arrested and is being held without bail in London ahead of a hearing on extradition to Sweden. If women's security is sudde...
Dec 7, 2010 / Laura Flanders
The Big Float’s a Big Scam The Big Float’s a Big Scam
WikiLeaks may be the biggest information explosion this week, but Wednesday's mammoth release of documents pertaining to the Fed's bank bailout program could well spark the most ou...
Dec 2, 2010 / Laura Flanders
WikiLeaks’ Economic Warfare WikiLeaks’ Economic Warfare
Bank of America shares fell 3 percent on Tuesday after Julian Assange hinted that he had as much as 5 GB worth of their documents revealing some shady behavior.
Dec 1, 2010 / Laura Flanders