The Disposable Life of a 20-Year-Old Confidential Informant
Andrew Sadek was bullied into becoming an informant by an unaccountable drug task force. When he turned up dead, police washed their hands of him.
Accountability
The Farce of Police Accountability in Big Cities: Baltimore Edition
A three-hour long city council committee hearing on police procedures demonstrates how elusive real police accountability is.
Democratic Accountability Made as Simple as an App
The California Report Card is a growing, grassroots tool for individual citizens to make their government officials listen.
The CIA Reminds Us Who's Boss
Why do the people in charge of our security apparatus behave as though they can do whatever they want? Because no one has stopped them.
Congressman Proposes Automatic Dismissal for Federal Employees Refusing to Answer Congress' Questions; Good Luck With That!
2-page bill unlikely to be passed into law
Top U.K. Judge Warns Against Secret Intelligence Courts
But they work so wonderfully shadowy in the U.S.!
