On ‘Savages’ and ‘End of Watch’

Photo Credit: The New York Times THE NARCO-WARS of today have begun to see the big screen. Oliver Stone’s recent release Savages sets itself inside the designer dope game, where special strains Continue reading →

Kalashnikov Everything; Everywhere

IN its first anniversary issue GOOD — a Los Angeles-based media group focusing on the animating passions of the socially conscious – made an odd editorial decision: They opted to run a Continue reading →

On ‘The Wire,’ Season 1

DOING THIS six years late, particularly after these recent remarks*, reminds me (somewhat) of, how as a condition of certain behavioral treatments and recovery from addiction, people attempt to rectify Continue reading →

Police: ‘Keeping the Peace’ Through Military Ways?

Photo Credit: National City Police Department To assist them in deploying this new weaponry, police departments have also sought and received extensive military training and tactical instruction. Originally, only the Continue reading →

D.A.R.P.A.’s Crowd-Sourced Intelligence Experiment

THE IRAN uprising and the parallel media conversation concerning Twitter’s role in it as a means to “get the word out” to the world, were an indication of both the Continue reading →

Chicago’s ‘Operation Ceasefire,’ A Bellwether?

Photo Credit: SpY THE Economist’s “The World in 2009″ — a collection of articles and thought pieces, projecting on the ideas and events to watch for in 2009 — ran Continue reading →