Eric Umansky

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Department of Pre-Crime

Why are citizens being locked up for "un-American" thoughts?

Fri Feb. 29, 2008 12:00 AM PST

Book Review: Perfectly Legal

When it comes to paying taxes, David Cay Johnston has an ugly truth for you: You're getting screwed.

March/April 2004 Issue

Color Coding

By shutting black authors out of its literature section, is Borders really giving people what they want?

May/June 1999 Issue

Chopper Troubles

The Army's new attack helicopter has a little weight problem.

January/February 1999 Issue

Total Coverage: The CIA, Contras, and Drugs

The CIA-coke connection was detailed long before <I>Dark Alliance</i> -- and the evidence keeps coming

Mon Aug. 24, 1998 11:00 PM PDT

Missionaries of Trade

A deceptive ad, using a misleading quote from the Dalai Lama, leads to a murky organization pushing a sketchy agenda.

Mon Jun. 29, 1998 11:00 PM PDT

A Tainted Deal

<p>From 1982 to 1995 the CIA did not to have to report if they suspected any of their agents of dealing drugs. Why? </p><p><font color="red">Plus:</font> <A HREF="/sideshow/cia_side.html">History 101: The CIA & Drugs</a>. The CIA has a long and sordid history with drug traffickers. And it's all in the Congressional Record.</p>

Mon Jun. 15, 1998 11:00 PM PDT

History 101: The CIA & Drugs

The CIA has a long and sordid history with drug traffickers. And it's all in the Congressional Record.

Mon Jun. 15, 1998 11:00 PM PDT

Hollow Endorsement

Sometimes political endorsements seem a bit awkward. Maybe that's because sometimes they don't exist.

Mon May. 18, 1998 11:00 PM PDT

Provocative Prescriptions

A glimpse into the uncomfortable world of impotence drug names.

Mon Apr. 6, 1998 11:00 PM PDT

Pundits called for his blood a decade ago

U.S. journalists agree: If you can't beat him, assassinate him.

Tue Nov. 25, 1997 12:00 AM PST

Filtered Out

Buried in the proposed tobacco agreement is a clause which, while claiming to increase the FDA's authority, actually restricts it.

Tue Sep. 16, 1997 11:00 PM PDT

Occupational Hazard

The tobacco deal would pinch OSHA's power to protect workers from secondhand smoke.

Mon Jun. 30, 1997 11:00 PM PDT

Tobacco's Lucky Strike

<p>Forget what you've heard about the proposed tobacco agreement. The devil is in the details -- and the details will be worked out in Congress. </p><p> <B><FONT COLOR=red>Plus: </font></b>How Big Tobacco's <A HREF="tobacco_osha.html">sneaky deal</a> would leave one federal agency in the dust.</p>

Mon Jun. 30, 1997 11:00 PM PDT

Follow That Fool!?!
Mon May. 26, 1997 11:00 PM PDT

Banner Blunder

A seldom-considered Internet dilemma -- those embarrassing rotating ad banners.

Mon May. 26, 1997 11:00 PM PDT

Racism in 30 Minutes or Less
Mon Jan. 13, 1997 12:00 AM PST

Contribution Camouflage

Did Netscape and other high-tech companies' failure to report free political ads bend California campaign laws?

Mon Oct. 21, 1996 11:00 PM PDT

Search: Wired
Thu Aug. 8, 1996 11:00 PM PDT