AltWeeklies Wire
Wanted: More Than a Few Good Men and Womennew
A scandal exposed by a Denver high school student made Army recruiters stand down, but now they're working hard to put more boots on the ground.
Tags: Iraq war veterans, Privacy, a bill sponsored by Representative Mike Honda, a California Democrat, all of Colorado and parts of Nebraska, American Friends Service Committee, Montana and Wyoming, pacifists, Quakers, Religious Society of Friends, Sergeant Rodney Shivers, Student Privacy Protection Act, United States Army Recruiting Battalion Denver
Probing the Private Records of an Attorney Generalnew
The Pitch would like to know the last time Phill Kline went to the doctor and what for. But it lacks the power of the Kansas Attorney General, who subpoenaed 90 women's records from two abortion clinics.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
04-12-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Privacy, women's issues
Big Brother in Aisle Onenew
Something sinister goes on when you accept a grocery store discount cards. But it's hard to turn one down without seeming paranoid.
New York Press |
Jim Knipfel |
01-27-2005 |
Commentary
Beware! Google is Watching Younew
The company everyone loves knows more about you than you might realize. And that’s just for starters.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
01-21-2005 |
Science
Government Seeks List of Visitors to Voting Web Sitenew
Computer-voting watchdog Bev Harris is squaring off with federal authorities over the government's request for information about visitors to her internationally renowned Web site, www.blackboxvoting.org. While Harris is determined to resist the government's investigation, a national expert on press freedom says the Renton, Wash., muckraker will almost certainly face extensive fines or jail time if she refuses to cooperate.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties