AlterNet.org: Tana Ganeva

Tana Ganeva: 7 Privacy Threats the Constitution Can't Protect You Against

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:01 PST

When it comes to a spate of new technologies, our privacy protections are wildly outdated.

Tana Ganeva: 5 Things You Should Know About the FBI's Massive New Biometric Database

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:00:01 PST

Civil libertarians worry about the roll-out of Next Generation Identification, a massive expansion of the agency's current biometric database.

Tana Ganeva: The Next Frontier for Occupy: Protesters Take Over Vacant Homes, Rally to Protect Those Facing Eviction and Foreclosure

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:00:01 PST

Occupiers rallied with homeowners facing foreclosure or eviction, interrupted housing auctions, protested at banks, and took over vacant properties to move homeless families in.

Tana Ganeva: Occupy Homes: Will Taking the Fight to Foreclosed Houses Unleash More Police Violence?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:00:01 PST

Some worry that camping on private property may invite more extreme police attacks.

Tana Ganeva: Mayor "1%" Bloomberg Tries to Make it Harder for Homeless to Get Into Shelters (Temporary Reprieve Granted)

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:00:01 PST

New York's Department of Homeless Services has tried to launch a new policy restricting access to shelters.

Tana Ganeva: Why Is OWS Blanketed With NYPD Cameras -- And Are Police Breaking the Law?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:00:01 PDT

Why is an overwhelmingly peaceful protest under such heavy surveillance?

Tana Ganeva: 5 Signs That America Is Moving Away from Religion

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:01 PDT

If you look closely there are promising signs that American attitudes are changing in a way that may blunt the impact of religion on politics and culture.

Tana Ganeva: Biometrics at Pizza Hut and KFC? How Face Recognition and Digital Fingerprinting Are Creeping Into the U.S. Workplace

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:00:01 PDT

Biometric technology is being used to more closely track low-wage workers, already desperate in a bad economy.

Tana Ganeva: 5 Unexpected Places You Can Be Tracked With Facial Recognition Technology

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:00:01 PDT

Facial recognition technology has become more advanced, and it's increasingly popping up in two realms: law enforcement and commerce.

Tana Ganeva: The Anti-Choice Plan to Lure Women to Christian Pregnancy Centers

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:00:01 PDT

Many crisis pregnancy centers are converting into limited-service medical clinics. With Planned Parenthood under attack, will they be more of a draw for women?

Tana Ganeva: 8 Authoritarian Tactics Right-Wingers Have Used to Sabotage the Wisconsin Uprising

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:01 PST

How Gov. Walker, Republican lawmakers, Tea Party groups, Fox News and conservative pundits have gone after Wisconsin's public workers and their supporters.

Tana Ganeva: The Anti-Male, Anti-Sex Falsehoods That Rule Discussions about Porn and Sexuality

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:01 PST

The latest missive in the war against porn, courtesy of the Atlantic, presents male sexual desire as brutish and violent. Really?

Tana Ganeva: For the New Yorker, Women Are Invisible: Ms Magazine Pushes Protest

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:00:01 PST

December and January issues of the New Yorker had almost no content by women. Why do publications so often fail to include female voices?

Tana Ganeva: Tea Party Group Uses Tucson Shootings to Fundraise

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:00:01 PST

The Tea Party Express sent an email to supporters this morning asking for money to fight against alleged liberal attacks in the wake of the shooting.

Tana Ganeva: Terrifying: Gun Sales Surge in Arizona After Shooting

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:00:01 PST

The weapon that let Jared Loughner fire 31 shots is flying off the shelves of Arizona gun stores.

Tana Ganeva: 8 Smears and Misconceptions About WikiLeaks Spread By the Media

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:01 PST

Shredding the corporate media's malicious attacks on WikiLeaks.

Tana Ganeva: Police State: "Lefty" San Francisco Can Throw People in Jail For Sitting on a Sidewalk

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:00:01 PST

Propelled by wealthy donors and business interests, a new sit-lie ordinance in San Francisco gives police the power to fine and arrest people for resting on the sidewalk.

Tana Ganeva: 6 Companies That Haven't Wussed Out of Working with WikiLeaks

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:01 PST

As more and more companies bend under government pressure, a few are standing up for the site.

Tana Ganeva: War on WikiLeaks and Assange: 6 Ways the Whistleblower Is Being Attacked and Suppressed

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:00:01 PST

WikiLeaks has faced non-stop attacks by government officials. Both internet and financial companies are cutting off services. Here's a round-up of efforts to suppress the site.

Tana Ganeva: Sirius Radio: The Refuge for Racist, Homophobic Right-Wingers Like Dr. Laura

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:00:01 PST

Dr. Laura left broadcast radio after screaming the n-word at a black woman. She'll soon join a host of homophobic, sexist, racist right-wingers on Sirius.

Tana Ganeva: 5 GOP Candidates Who Want to Force Rape Victims to Bear Their Attacker's Child

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Tea Party-backed candidates who decry government intrusion into people's lives want abortion outlawed even in cases of incest or rape.

Tana Ganeva: The 10 Most Horrifying Things in the GOP State Platforms

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:01 PDT

This year, Republicans at the state level have taken a brave stand against your sex life, the New World Order and paper currency.

Tana Ganeva: Sharron Angle: Rape, Incest Part of God's Plan -- Opposes Abortion No Matter What

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:01 PDT

The Nevada GOP nominee for Senate thinks abortion should not be allowed even in cases of rape and incest.

Tana Ganeva: RNC Implosion? 6 Bad Things That Have Happened to Michael Steele and the Republican National Committee in 48 Hours

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:01 PDT

The week is still young, but already the RNC is flailing.

Tana Ganeva: The 10 Most Outrageous Right-Wing Freakouts Over the Health Care Bill

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:00:01 PDT

The day after the bill passed, right-wingers took to the airwaves to make outrageous, wildly offensive comparisons to 9/11 and Nazis. Some called for violence.