Scott Martelle

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Veteran journalist Scott Martelle has written books on the Ludlow Massacre, the Red Scare clampdown on civil liberties, the history of Detroit and the story of the century-long search for John Paul Jones' body....

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Fifty Years After MLK’s ‘Dream,’ a Nation Still Divided

BLANK Aug 23, 2013 A new Pew Research Center study finds a significant gap between white and black Americans in perceptions of racial equality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Judge Calls Out Feds for Repeated ‘Misrepresentation’ in Secret FISA Court

BLANK Aug 22, 2013 A declassified 2011 secret court ruling found the federal government had offered "substantial misrepresentation(s)" -- in laymen's terms, it lied -- in legal filings to the judges assigned to oversee the NSA's secret surveillance programs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Area 51 a Place of Secrets—and Government Evasion

BLANK Aug 21, 2013 The biggest secrets at famed Area 51 had less to do with rumored UFOs and extraterrestrials than with the poisoning of government workers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Federal Cash to Help Homeowners Will Raze Properties Instead

BLANK Aug 21, 2013 Some $100 million in federal money aimed at keeping Michigan families in their homes will now be used to tear down emptied buildings. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Long-Term Joblessness Taking Toll on Men

BLANK Aug 20, 2013 A recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that more than one in four American males taking part in a longitudinal study had endured at least one period of extended unemployment during their working lives. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fast Food Workers Super Size Their Walkout

BLANK Aug 20, 2013 Fast food workers demanding a livable wage of $15 an hour are pushing for a nationwide walkout Aug. 29, leading, fittingly enough, into Labor Day weekend. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Singing and Photography Can Land You in Jail

BLANK Aug 19, 2013 While the NSA has been drawing international attention for its massive collection of personal data and its seemingly preternatural inability to follow its own shadowy protocols for handling the material, it’s useful to remember that our national eavesdroppers aren’t the only governmental entities running roughshod over the Bill of Rights. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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