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America’s Secret Police
An empire of the magnitude of the United States does not exist without a secret police.
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Henry A. Giroux | Totalitarian Paranoia in the Post-Orwellian Surveillance State
Henry A. Giroux: The NSA and other intelligence agencies work hard to create an authoritarian state in which the “electronic self” becomes public property.
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Is Freeing a Duck Terrorism?
The Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act and ag-gag initiatives stand on the shoulders of a century of similar efforts to marginalize animal protectionists as threats to American security.
When J. Edgar Hoover Lost and Freedom Won
The author of “The Burglary,” Betty Medsger, speaks with Truthout about how a small group of determined, otherwise law-abiding Americans brought down powerful FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.
1969: The Year the Black Panther Party Was to Be Annihilated
Former member Elaine Brown talks about the savage attacks on the Black Panther Party in 1969.
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How Antiwar Activists Robbed the FBI, Got Away With It, and Exposed Massive Covert Surveillance
“Burglary” is a fascinating and inspiring story of protestors who robbed the FBI - how they pulled it off - and how they exposed the agency's illegal surveillance and …
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Beyond the NSA: Other Agencies Spy on You, Too
It's not just the NSA you need to watch out for. The FBI has long led the assault on the Constitution by federal agencies that spy on citizens and …
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Gunning Down a Boy With a Toy Gun
A California deputy has gunned down a Latino boy carrying a toy AK-47, raising other troubling questions.
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How a Telecom Helped the Government Spy on Me
What happened next says a lot about what happens when the governmentu2019s privacy protections collide with the day-to-day realities of global surveillance.
Seattle Environmental Activists Under FBI Surveillance
Journalist Mark Taylor-Canfield talks with Mike Malloy about the surveillance of Seattle environmental activists by the FBI.