Cointelpro

Preventive Detention, at What Cost?

Shahid Buttar | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics


Shahid Buttar

Whether called "preventive", "indefinite" or "prolonged," prevention detention schemes are essentially lawless, unconstitutional and un-American. At its root, detention without trial threatens democracy.

Secrecy Sacrificing National Security

Shahid Buttar | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics


Shahid Buttar

Our nation's most notorious criminals violate our most fundamental laws and remain not only free, but actively engaged in influencing our national security policies.

No Victors in the War on Dissent

Coleen Rowley | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Coleen Rowley

The presence of armor-clad police officers at political demonstrations is a visible manifestation of the fascist threat, indicative that the "war on terror" has morphed into a "war on dissent".

The Other Side of 'Deep Throat': He Spied on My Friends

Greg Mitchell | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

Journalists lionizing the former FBI official for his contribution in helping to bring down Nixon should not overlook the fact that Felt was one of the architects of the bureau's notorious COINTELPRO campaign.