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Category: Privacy/surveillance

When politicians dictate how the music should sound: Lessons from Shostakovich

November 14, 2014 Susan Cunningham Activism, Missouri region, Politics, Privacy/surveillance, Uncategorized Leave a comment

There was a saying popular among anti-war protestors of the 1960s. Just because you’re paranoid, don’t think they’re not out to get you. We

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America’s not-so “Golden Age” (1945-1971)

March 18, 2014 Madonna Gauding Economy, Employment, Environment, Infrastructure, Labor and unions, Privacy/surveillance Leave a comment

The financial meltdown of 2008 prompted many of us to look back to the decades after WWII for guidance—when Glass-Steagall kept banks in check,

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NSA data collection raises more questions than answers

January 8, 2014 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Courts, FBI/NSA/CIA, Human Rights, Privacy/surveillance, Technology Leave a comment

In his book, The Republican Brain, Chris Mooney describes how there are certain types of issues in which Democrats mimic the illogical positions of

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NSA leaker Snowden and the debatable definition of “heroism”

January 2, 2014 Renee Shur FBI/NSA/CIA, Ideas, Military, Privacy/surveillance, War One comment

Edward Snowden is back in the news with a story that the government may be considering offering him amnesty in exchange for return of

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A brief history of the U.S. surveillance state

July 26, 2013 Stacy Mergenthal Civil liberties, FBI/NSA/CIA, Government, Privacy/surveillance, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Alfred McCoy over at TomDispatch.com has taken the time to provide us with a brief, sordid history of the U.S. surveillance state and proven,

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Jimmy Carter: “America no longer has a functioning democracy”

July 24, 2013 Madonna Gauding Banks, Civil liberties, Corporations, FBI/NSA/CIA, Privacy/surveillance Leave a comment

On Tuesday, July 16, at an event in Atlanta, ex-president Jimmy Carter made his blockbuster statement referring to, among other issues, the mass surveillance

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Daniel Ellsberg: Edward Snowden was right to leave the U.S.

July 16, 2013 Madonna Gauding Civil liberties, FBI/NSA/CIA, Government, Obama, Privacy/surveillance Leave a comment

Snowden did what he did because he recognised the NSA’s surveillance programs for what they are: dangerous, unconstitutional activity. This wholesale invasion of Americans’

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Are we all eco-terrorists now?

July 3, 2013 Susan Cunningham Civil Rights, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, FBI/NSA/CIA, Missouri region, Privacy/surveillance, States, Technology, Terrorism Leave a comment

I wasn’t much interested in all of the hullabaloo about the government spying on our phone calls, emails, etc., until I read this article

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NSA data-mining: Not doing anything wrong doesn’t protect you

June 14, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Government, History, Human Rights, Obama, Privacy/surveillance Leave a comment

I’m trying to sort out my thoughts and feelings about the recently revealed NSA data dragnet, in which millions of Americans’ phone and internet

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NSA vs. ACLU: Split Decision

June 14, 2013 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Courts, Ethics, Government, Human Rights, Obama, Privacy/surveillance, Public safety, Technology, War Leave a comment

The revelation that the federal government has been secretly gathering records on the phone calls and online activities of millions of Americans and foreigners

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