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The people in urgent need of long-term banishment The people in urgent need of long-term banishment
A right-wing Bush follower condemns liberals for exploiting crises "to expand the power of government at the expense of the individual."
Glenn Greenwald Sep 30, 2008
The simultaneous rejection of the bailout and a corrupt ruling class The simultaneous rejection of the bailout and a corrupt ruling class
Monday was the rarest event in American politics: Public opinion actually influenced what the government did.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 30, 2008
Salon Radio: ACLU's Mike German on new FBI spying powers Salon Radio: ACLU's Mike German on new FBI spying powers
With three months left in the Bush administration, Attorney General Michael Mukasey is about to vest broad new FBI investigative powers aimed at U.S. citizens.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 29, 2008
Bailout follows the 10 normal principles for how our government functions Bailout follows the 10 normal principles for how our government functions
The transfer of hundreds of billions of dollars to Wall Street is anything but "extraordinary."
Glenn Greenwald Sep 29, 2008
Salon Radio: Murray Waas Salon Radio: Murray Waas
Bush's involvement in the disputes over his illegal spying program, and his involvement in other related crimes, may be more extensive than previously known.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 26, 2008
McCain's flailing panic McCain's flailing panic
In less than 48 hours, he went from "I'm too patriotic to debate unless there's a deal" to "I'm going to the debate even though there's no deal."
Glenn Greenwald Sep 26, 2008
National Review asks: Did WaMu fail because it employed minorities? National Review asks: Did WaMu fail because it employed minorities?
And a conservative professor warns that Barack Obama was assisted by affirmative action and has a "thinly veiled hatred for this country's unique culture and institutions."
Glenn Greenwald Sep 26, 2008
Correction on Sarah Palin Correction on Sarah Palin
My prior defenses of Palin's candidacy have been proven wrong.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 25, 2008
Salon Radio: Digby on the bailout Salon Radio: Digby on the bailout
What are the dangers for Democrats in supporting a bailout? And why are they about to do it?
Glenn Greenwald Sep 24, 2008
Why is a U.S. Army brigade being assigned to the "Homeland"? Why is a U.S. Army brigade being assigned to the "Homeland"?
For the first time in 100 years, and contrary to a long-standing legal prohibition, an active duty military unit is permanently assigned inside the U.S.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 24, 2008
Salon Radio: Notre Dame finance professor Richard Sheehan Salon Radio: Notre Dame finance professor Richard Sheehan
Several key claims from Hank Paulson are inaccurate and misleading. Plus: Paulson's role in the financial crisis he's now supposed to solve.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 23, 2008
David Brooks thinks he sees a "new establishment" to run economic policy David Brooks thinks he sees a "new establishment" to run economic policy
The New York Times columnist calls for trust and faith to be vested in the very same people who have wielded power for decades.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 23, 2008
Single funniest blog post I ever read Single funniest blog post I ever read
A right-wing commentator denounces unlimited presidential power as "un-American" because "America exists precisely because of our desire to rein in government and make it accountable to the people."
Glenn Greenwald Sep 22, 2008
Growing right-wing opposition to the Paulson plan Growing right-wing opposition to the Paulson plan
With the election looming, the same right-wing faction that spent eight years cheering on every instance of unlimited executive power suddenly fears such power.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 22, 2008
The complete (though ever-changing) elite consensus over the financial collapse The complete (though ever-changing) elite consensus over the financial collapse
The most traumatic events in the Bush era produce almost no debate.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 20, 2008
The Bush/McCain/Palin contempt for subpoenas and the rule of law The Bush/McCain/Palin contempt for subpoenas and the rule of law
Gov. Palin's husband and top aides announce they will ignore legislative subpoenas even though doing so is a crime in Alaska.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 19, 2008
What does Sarah Palin have to hide in her Yahoo e-mails? What does Sarah Palin have to hide in her Yahoo e-mails?
The same authoritarians who cheered on every last illegal act of the Bush surveillance state today cry over the sanctity of e-mail privacy.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 18, 2008
Salon Radio: Rep. Jerry Nadler Salon Radio: Rep. Jerry Nadler
Why is Congress so weak, who is to blame, and what can be done about it? Plus: will any of that change depending on the outcome of the election?
Glenn Greenwald Sep 17, 2008
Key senators dispute FBI's anthrax case against Bruce Ivins Key senators dispute FBI's anthrax case against Bruce Ivins
The FBI director faces emphatic doubts about his claims that the anthrax attacker has been identified.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 17, 2008
The oversight joke The oversight joke
The FBI director appears at a House hearing expressly designed to get answers on the anthrax investigation. As always with congressional hearings, no answers are obtained.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 16, 2008
Salon Radio: ACLU's Caroline Frederickson Salon Radio: ACLU's Caroline Frederickson
Why aren't constitutional issues receiving any campaign attention and what can be done about it? Plus: updates on the FISA lawsuits.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 15, 2008
Time's Karen Tumulty: Unlike reporters, bloggers don't have to use proof Time's Karen Tumulty: Unlike reporters, bloggers don't have to use proof
A reporter from one of the nation's most fact-challenged "news" magazines claims that bloggers enjoy a "luxury" her colleagues don't -- the ability to say things without evidence.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 15, 2008
What illegal "things" was the government doing in 2001-2004? What illegal "things" was the government doing in 2001-2004?
A book on the Cheney vice presidency by a Washington Post reporter sheds new light on the extreme surveillance lawbreaking that took place, and how little we still know about it.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 15, 2008
Where is the debate over the Bush Doctrine? Where is the debate over the Bush Doctrine?
Until Sarah Palin made clear she had never heard of it, nobody -- including the presidential candidates -- had trouble understanding what it was.
Glenn Greenwald Sep 14, 2008
Salon Radio: Matthew Yglesias Salon Radio: Matthew Yglesias
What are the most glaring deficiencies in media coverage of the campaign and what can be done to combat them? Plus: Is the Obama campaign excessively minimizing foreign policy differences with the GOP?
Glenn Greenwald Sep 12, 2008
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