By Michael T. Klare, The Nation. Posted June 21, 2008. Oil companies, speculators and OPEC played their part, but ruinous Bush Administration policies have compounded the crisis. As the pain induced by higher oil prices spreads to an ever growing share of the American (and world) population, pundits and politicians have been quick to blame [...]
Archive for June 21st, 2008
21 Jun
The New Surveillance Bill: The Worst of Both Worlds
By Aziz Huq, The Nation. Posted June 21, 2008. On fundamental matters of privacy and accountability, the new FISA Amendments Act reduces the separation of powers to a check-the-box exercise. Months of troubled negotiations over new surveillance legislation ended in the House of Representatives today, with the approval of the so-called FISA Amendments Act of [...]
