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The Secret Law of Electronic Surveillance

Electronic Frontier Foundation; Center for Democracy & Technology University of San Francisco Law Review, Vol. 41, No. 589, 2007 Abstract:      This article examines a…
LENGTH: 1 minutes (312 words)

Historic Jazz Recordings Find a Home in Harlem, But You Can't Hear Them

The collection is, in a word, historic. "It is a wonderful addition to our knowledge of a great period in jazz," says Dan Morgenstern, director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University in Newark, N.J. And, Morgenstern says, "the sound quality of many of these works is amazing. Some of it is of pristine quality. It is a cultural treasure and should be made widely available." The question, however, is whether that will happen anytime soon. And if it doesn’t, music fans might be justified in putting the blame on copyright law.
PUBLISHED: April 29, 2011
LENGTH: 14 minutes (3643 words)

Profiteering and Mismanagement in the Wake of the BP Oil Spill

Aerial view of the BP oil spill site off the coast of Houma, La., on July 13, 2010. (Melanie Burford/ProPublica) A version of this story was…
LENGTH: 21 minutes (5421 words)

Cyber-intruder sparks massive federal response — and debate over dealing with threats

The first sign of trouble was a mysterious signal emanating from deep within the U.S. military’s classified computer network. Like a human spy, a piece of covert software in the supposedly…
PUBLISHED: Dec. 8, 2011
LENGTH: 1 minutes (495 words)

Why they won’t stop shooting in Chicago

BY MARK J. KONKOL AND FRANK MAIN Staff Reporters …
PUBLISHED: April 18, 2011
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2913 words)
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