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Human Rights
NSA Collection of Metadata Hands Government Sweeping Personal Info
As the American Civil Liberties Union sues the Obama administration over its secret NSA phone spying program, we look at how the government could use phone records to determine …
Outsourced Intelligence: How the FBI and CIA Use Private Contractors to Monitor Social Media
Palantir Technologies is now the leading embodiment of online Big Brother.
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Indefinite Inattention; the Obama Approach to Guantanamo
An end to indefinite detention seems never to have been part of the Obama administration's plan.
The TRUTH About Whistleblowers Edward Snowden And Bradley Manning
As the trial of Bradley Manning continues, Edward Snowden comes out as the NSA whistleblower who revealed the secret massive surveillance state.
Medgar Evers’ Murder, 50 Years Later: Widow Myrlie Evers-Williams Remembers “A Man for All Time”
Fifty years after his death, Amy Goodman sits down with the wife of civil rights activist Medgar Evans to talk about his legacy.
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Senate Begins Debate on Immigration Reform Bill
A comprehensive immigration reform package passed its first hurdle on Tuesday as the Senate voted 82-15 to begin debate on legislation. A key division is over the civil liberties …
The Imperialist and Racist Origins of the Guantánamo Penal Colony
The roots of the US acquisition of its Naval base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba, where military commissions will be held this month for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri and Khalid Sheikh …
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Big Money and the NSA Scandal … How Dangerous is the “Security/Digital Complex”?
It should be self-evident that recent NSA revelations bring up some grave concerns about civil liberties.
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: “I don’t want to live in a society that does these sort of things”
Guardian's Glenn Greenwald talks to Edward Snowden, the source behind the NSA files about his motives for the biggest intelligence leak in a generation
Former CIA Analyst: Snowden Did The Right Thing
Ray McGovern: NSA whistleblower Snowden courageous defender of liberty.