The four freedoms under siege : the clear and present danger from our national security state / Marcus Raskin and Robert Spero ; foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The clear and present danger to our freedoms from our national security state -- 1. The U.S.A. Patriot Act vs. the U.S. Constitution -- 2. September 11 : a golden opportunity for Bush II conservatives -- 3. Lessons about terrorism the government never learns -- 4. When is danger clear and present? -- 5. Can the homeland ever be secure? -- 6. The right to vote, the right to have it count -- 7. Do you already live in an authoritarian state? -- 8. Escape from authoritarianism -- 9. Our religious sea change -- 10. Holier than thou -- 11. Religious war without end : the church crosses the state line -- 12. How silent must prayer be? -- 13. Faith, science, and rationality -- 14. The business of hunger -- 15. FDR's economic bill of rights -- 16. The haves and the have-nots -- 17. The national health -- 18. Who decides who gets freedom from want? -- 19. The United States goes to war for power, peace, and profit. Subverts constitutional government. And makes americans fearful -- 20. Can you sign a separate peace? -- Last words : ahead of history : Marcus Raskin and the Institute for Policy Studies -- "Staying the course?"