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Trump Calls for Closing Parts of Internet as Cruz and Rubio Debate NSA Powers
Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio clashed over the National Security Agency's bulk metadata collection.
As New York State Probes Exxon, Oil Giant Targets the Journalists Who Exposed Climate Change Cover-Up
Bill McKibben has been following the Exxon exposes closely.
Manufacturing Suspense: Big Money Media Gatekeepers Turn Debate Into Spectacle
Big money's influence is changing how corporate media report on elections to favor intellectual property interests and profits.
Labeled “Insider Threats,” Intelligence Whistleblowers Face Conundrum
The Obama administration has prosecuted more whistleblowers under the 1917 Espionage Act than all other presidents combined.
Freed Al Jazeera Reporter Peter Greste Seeks Pardon From Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi granted pardons to 100 people on Wednesday.
Journalist Peter Greste on Surviving Egyptian Prison Term
Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste remembers his time in prison in Egypt.
Snowden Documents Reveal AT&T’s “Extreme Willingness to Help” NSA Domestic Spy Program
In 2013, the NSA's top-secret budget for its partnership with AT&T was reportedly more than twice that of the next largest such program.
Meet the Whistleblower Who Exposed the Secret Room AT&T Used to Help the NSA Spy on the Internet
We speak to former AT&T technician Mark Klein, who worked at the company for 22 years.
First Republican Debate of 2016 Presidential Race Kicks Off With Roger Ailes’ Favorites
Ten leading Republican presidential candidates faced off.
Will New Film Force US to Acknowledge Role in 1965 Indonesian Genocide?
October 1 marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the 1965 genocide in Indonesia.