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The article discusses the U.S. National Security Agency's (N.S.A.'s surveillance policy of collecting phone records in an effort to identify and pursue terrorist suspects. Topics addressed include the legal aspects of the N.S.A.'s collection of phone record metadata under section 215 of the U.S. Patriot Act, as well as the N.S.A.'s and U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's (F.B.I.'s) use of phone records to arrest Somali-born terrorist suspect Basaaly Moalin in San Diego, California.

The article discusses the 73 civilian murders in Tivoli Gardens in West Kingston Jamaica that resulted in the May 2010 capture of Jamaican crime boss Christopher (Dudus) Coke under a U.S. extradition and arrest warrant signed by Prime Minister Bruce Golding. Topics include the raid's victims Marjorie Hinds and Radcliffe (Mickey) Freeman, the alleged massacre by Jamaican security forces, and the Jamaican political history since the 1960s that led to the growth of Coke's criminal organization.

The article explores the planning stages for the 2011 Occupy Wall Street protest movement in New York City, focusing on the efforts of "Adbusters" magazine founder Kalle Lasn and senior editor Micah White. It provides a background on the careers and thoughts on both Lasn and White, examines the aims of the movement, which is centered in Zuccotti Park, and presents comments from Occupy Wall Street leaders including web site operator Justine Tunney, professor David Graeber, and filmmaker Marisa Holmes.