Rep. Chris Stewart, a Republican from Utah made this statement on Monday at the House Intelligence Committee, “Every media organization, every political organization, every
Category: FBI/NSA/CIA
Citizen Four: The Oscars got this one right
Having missed it during its initial theater run, I finally got to see Citizen Four last night on HBO, the day after it won
2014, the year I cut my cable and cancelled the NYT
For me, 2014 was a year of profound revelation. It’s the year I came to fully understand the depth of the corruption of the United
NSA data collection raises more questions than answers
In his book, The Republican Brain, Chris Mooney describes how there are certain types of issues in which Democrats mimic the illogical positions of
NSA leaker Snowden and the debatable definition of “heroism”
Edward Snowden is back in the news with a story that the government may be considering offering him amnesty in exchange for return of
A brief history of the U.S. surveillance state
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,
Jimmy Carter: “America no longer has a functioning democracy”
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
Daniel Ellsberg: Edward Snowden was right to leave the U.S.
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’
Are we all eco-terrorists now?
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
Obama to pick Bush Deputy Attorney General James Comey to head FBI
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) felt compelled to comment on Obama’s May 30 announcement of his choice of James Comey to head the