Lucy Steigerwald

Terrorism

Gitmo Preps for an Upgrade

This monument to the war on terror is still open, and it's costing taxpayers a fortune.

Lucy Steigerwald | 2.12.2019 3:30 PM

Congress

The U.S. Needs New Nukes? Really?

Trump adds "tactical" weapons to America's arsenal.

Lucy Steigerwald | 2.5.2019 2:45 PM

United States

What We Don't Know About U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia and Everywhere Else

The war continues and it's costing lives.

Lucy Steigerwald | 1.23.2019 4:15 PM

War

Americans OK With Leaving Syria and Afghanistan

A new poll finds widespread war-weariness.

Lucy Steigerwald | 1.11.2019 1:50 PM

National Defense

Good News, Ladies! The Military-Industrial Complex Is Ours Now!

No one wants to consider if casually blowing things up is a good idea in the first place.

Lucy Steigerwald | 1.3.2019 5:40 PM

Vietnam

Three Heroes at My Lai

And the price they paid for trying to stop a massacre

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.16.2018 8:30 AM

Daniel Ellsberg

Unplugging the Doomsday Machine

Daniel Ellsberg on nukes, leaks, and the lost documents he copied along with the Pentagon Papers

Lucy Steigerwald | 12.17.2017 6:00 AM

Culture

The Politics of Dating

Lucy Steigerwald | 12.5.2012 10:00 AM

Politics

Practical Anarchy

James C. Scott's latest book makes a low-key case for a little bit of anarchism.

Lucy Steigerwald | 12.4.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

Putin vs. Punk

The international politics of Pussy Riot.

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.30.2012 1:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Mentally Ill American Citizen Deported to Mexico in 2008 Gets $175K for His Troubles

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.5.2012 7:18 PM

Politics

The NDAA Retroactively "Ass Covers" Some of the More Broadly-Applied Gitmo Detainments Says Lawsuit Plaintiff [Updated/Clarified]

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.4.2012 7:35 PM

Politics

CNN Poll Shows Majority of Americans Want Government to Do Less, Promote Fewer "Traditional" Values

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.3.2012 7:44 PM

Civil Liberties

It's Official: Gay Couples Same as Straight Couples When Weighing Immigration Deportation

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.2.2012 7:40 PM

Science & Technology

Something New to Worry About: Murderous, Autonomous Drones

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.1.2012 4:05 PM

War on Drugs

Great Moments in Local Journalism: CBS Says Autauga County, AL Drug Raids Are "an adventure you don't want to miss."

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.28.2012 2:30 PM

Politics

The Case of Shakir Hamoodi: Three Years in Federal Prison For Sending Money to Iraqi Relatives During Sanctions

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.28.2012 12:20 PM

Policy

Forget the Super-Rich, America's Bottom 1 Percent are Imprisoned and It's an Ethical and Fiscal Nightmare

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.27.2012 7:08 PM

War on Drugs

Presidents of Guatemala, Colombia, and Mexico Urge U.N. to Consider Changing the Drug War

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.27.2012 11:35 AM

Civil Liberties

Depressing U.S. Prison Story of the Day: Released Innocent Prisoners Get Less Help Than the Guilty

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.26.2012 5:53 PM

Policy

New Drone Study Casts Doubt on Obama Narrative of Terror-Fighting Strikes With Minimal Civilian Casualties

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.25.2012 5:10 PM

War on Drugs

Pot Federalism

Weed defense grows

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.25.2012 2:46 PM

War on Drugs

Bill Maher Does Great, Infuriating Interview with the Director of the New Anti-Drug War Documentary The House I Live In

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.24.2012 3:38 PM

Civil Liberties

Houston Officer Fatally Shoots "Threatening" Double Amputee Who Turned Out to be Holding a Pen

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.23.2012 5:40 PM

Culture

Homeschooling is So Boring, Even Hip Brooklyn Parents Do It

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.21.2012 5:10 PM

Civil Liberties

Supporters Hope Amendment 64, Colorado's Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, Might Increase Safety, Increase Community Trust in Police

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.20.2012 5:31 PM

Civil Liberties

Illinois Cops Give Family Ten Minutes Between Delivery of Mysterious Marijuana Package and No-Knock Drug Raid

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.19.2012 3:48 PM

Civil Liberties

Newly Released Surveillance Footage Shows LA County Sheriff's Deputy Fatally Shooting Jonathan Cuevas While He Was on the Ground [Updated]

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.18.2012 5:10 PM

Civil Liberties

Indefinite Detainment is Back On: Second Circuit Judge Stays Anti-NDAA Ruling Until Decision

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.18.2012 11:05 AM

Politics

The Department of Justice Filed an Emergency Appeal to Uphold the NDAA's Indefinite Detainment Powers, and The Washington Post Wishes Them Luck

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.17.2012 6:05 PM

Policy

Obama Administration Argues That Blocking the NDAA's Indefinite Detainment Provision Will Harm the U.S.

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.14.2012 5:47 PM

Policy

Federal Judge Permanently Blocks the Indefinite Detainment Provision of the NDAA, Because It's Unconstitutional, Obama Administration Appeals [Updated]

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.13.2012 5:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif, the Gitmo Prisoner Who Died September 8, Was First Cleared for Release in 2009

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.12.2012 11:55 AM

Culture

Newly Declassified Documents Show Allies Buried Proof of the Soviets' Katyn Massacre

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.11.2012 4:00 PM

Politics

Rand Paul Sweet Talks Libertarians, Anti-Interventionalists, Touts Their Potential Home in the GOP

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.10.2012 5:57 PM

Policy

With a Straight Face, Taxi and Limo Trade Group Warns of the Dangers of Car-Hailing Apps Like Uber

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.7.2012 3:02 PM

Policy

New Youtube Video Asks: 'What if President Obama had called a real marijuana user?'

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.6.2012 4:08 PM

Policy

Why is the TSA Mission Creeping into DNC Convention Security?

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.5.2012 12:10 PM

Politics

Montana's First Registered Medical Marijuana Caregiver Dies in Federal Prison

Lucy Steigerwald | 8.31.2012 6:10 PM

Politics

Reddit Yet Another Platform for Obama to Ignore Marijuana Legalization and Other Serious Policy Questions

Lucy Steigerwald | 8.30.2012 12:15 PM

Politics

Rick Santorum's RNC Speech, and the New GOP Platform Wrap Anti-Gay Rhetoric in the Flag of Small Government

Lucy Steigerwald | 8.29.2012 1:01 PM

Civil Liberties

Yes, the 2012 GOP Platform is For 'vigorously enforced' Laws Against Pornography and Obscenity

Lucy Steigerwald | 8.28.2012 7:26 PM

Civil Liberties

Morality in Media Says the New Republican Party Platform Encourages Prosecution of "Obscene" Adult Pornography

Lucy Steigerwald | 8.27.2012 1:15 PM

Politics

Anarchists Are Planning Lots of Violent, Extremist Things for the Conventions, Warns Law Enforcement

Lucy Steigerwald | 8.24.2012 4:45 PM

Civil Liberties

TSA Agents Spotted Working at Florida Paul Ryan Campaign Event

Lucy Steigerwald | 8.23.2012 3:20 PM

Politics

20 Years After Ruby Ridge, Newspapers and Hatewatch Groups Can't Quite Bring Themselves to Fully Describe the Government Screw-Up

Lucy Steigerwald | 8.22.2012 12:45 PM

Civil Liberties

The Backlash Against Pussy Riot As Poster-Women for Sexy Free Speech Has Some Good Points, But Not Many

Lucy Steigerwald | 8.21.2012 2:30 PM