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National Security Journalism on Trial
Freedom of the press in the United States is on trial behind a curtain. In the court martial of WikiLeaks whistleblower Private First Class Bradley Manning, government prosecutors are …
Government Agrees to Provide Ongoing Access to Court Documents in Bradley Manning Trial
Last night, a federal district court dismissed a lawsuit by the Center for Constitutional Rights after the U.S. government voluntarily agreed to provide ongoing access to documents in the …
Are They Allowed to Do That? A Breakdown of Selected Government Surveillance Programs
An examination of the legal and practical steps the government may have taken to secretly collect data.
Bush’s Foiled NSA Blackmail Scheme
More than a decade ago, President George W. Bush enlisted the National Security Agency in a blackmail scheme to dig up dirt to coerce UN Security Council members to …
What Do Guns Have to Do With Immigration? For Gun Owners of America, Everything
Gun Owners of America (GOA) has been described as ‘eight lanes to the right’ of the National Rifle Association (NRA).
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With Little Fanfare, US Prepared to Execute First Woman in Three Years
Kimberly McCarthy's impending execution suggests that women are not anomalies in American capital punishment, and new research shows they're not anomalies in committing violent crime either. In Lancaster, Texas, …
The History of Mass Surveillance
In 1791, the English philosopher and death penalty abolitionist Jeremy Bentham published the design for his “Panopticon” prison- a structure Bentham hoped would embody the utilitarian ideals of a …
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Supreme Court on Gay Marriage Next Week: Here’s What Could Happen
Rulings on these historic civil rights cases could come down as early as Monday morning.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: FBI Admits to Using Surveillance Drones on US Soil, and More
The FBI has just admitted to using surveillance drones to spy on Americans on US soil.
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1984.0: The Rise of the big Other as Big Brother
Remember some years back, when the lid was blown regarding the US' use of torture to gather information from “terrorists?” Many were - rightly - shocked and dismayed; people …