The Insecurity State The Insecurity State
Americans are now caught in a security paradox: We expect the government to protect us, but its responses make us feel even more insecure.
May 18, 2006 / Donald W. Shriver Jr.
The False Bird Flu Scare The False Bird Flu Scare
The United States has fueled a worldwide overreaction to the threat of a bird flu pandemic, putting AIDS, malaria, malnutrition and other crucial global health programs at risk.
May 18, 2006 / Dr. Marc Siegel
Phone Spies Phone Spies
Democrats in Congress must press for a full investigation of NSA phone call surveillance and prove that the rule of law is an asset, not an obstacle, to national security.
May 18, 2006 / The Editors
Spymaster Disaster Spymaster Disaster
The CIA is in need of reinvention and a director who can oversee the transformation. Gen. Michael Hayden is not the right man for the job.
May 14, 2006 / The Editors
Bolivia Steps on the Gas Bolivia Steps on the Gas
Bolivian President Evo Morales is taking a risk in nationalizing his country's natural gas fields--but it reflects growing discontent across Latin America over unfair deals with ba...
May 11, 2006 / Daphne Eviatar
The New Kerry The New Kerry
After years of vacillation, John Kerry has gone bold, finding his voice on Iraq and national security and thinking hard about running for President. But his future cannot be separa...
May 11, 2006 / Ari Berman
For a Sane Energy Policy For a Sane Energy Policy
There is no piecemeal solution to the gas price crisis. It's a systemic sickness that goes to the root of the American way of life: big cars, big oil, big business and sprawl.
May 11, 2006 / The Editors
The Case for Impeaching President George W. Bush The Case for Impeaching President George W. Bush
When an Administration with a track record of lies, torture and abuses of power cannot even float a palatable rationale for expanding unsupervised spying on American citizens, it f...
May 4, 2006 / Michael Ratner