The Senate is expected to vote on a controversial measure to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, tomorrow. The legislation would rewrite the … You’ll never find out what they didRead more
Government
Posted inEconomics / Government / Politics / ToMl
Why the Founding Fathers Would Oppose Fast Track
a new legal analysis reveals that the TPP may also undermine the U.S. Constitution. That’s the conclusion of Alan Morrison, a constitutional law professor and … Why the Founding Fathers Would Oppose Fast TrackRead more
Posted inGovernment / Law / Spying / ToMl / USA Empire
Obama lawyers asked secret court to ignore public court’s decision on spying
The Obama administration has asked a secret surveillance court to ignore a federal court that found bulk surveillance illegal and to once again grant the … Obama lawyers asked secret court to ignore public court’s decision on spyingRead more
Posted inGovernment / Internet / Law / News
Senate Passes Cybersecurity Bill Critics Say Violates Privacy
The Senate has passed a bill critics say will expand mass surveillance by allowing corporations to share sensitive user data with the government under the … Senate Passes Cybersecurity Bill Critics Say Violates PrivacyRead more
Posted inGovernment / Surveillance / ToMl / USA Empire
Two Years After Snowden Revelations
In a recent interview with Occupy.com, journalist Glenn Greenwald said a lot has changed in the two years since he exposed secret NSA surveillance programs … Two Years After Snowden RevelationsRead more
Posted inGovernment / ToMl / USA Empire / whistleblower
The Other Conspirator
The witness reported men being hung by the feet or the thumbs, waterboarded, given electric shocks to the genitals, and suffering from extended solitary confinement … The Other ConspiratorRead more
Posted inCoal / Government / ToMl / USA Empire
Obama Administration Keeps Thousands Of Acres Of Public Lands Open To Coal Mining
On May 29, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management released a regional management plan for the Buffalo Field Office, the Wyoming office charged with managing … Obama Administration Keeps Thousands Of Acres Of Public Lands Open To Coal MiningRead more
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Edward Snowden receives freedom of speech prize
The Bjornson Prize for freedom of speech has been awarded to Edward Snowden “for his work on the important issue of the right of privacy.” … Edward Snowden receives freedom of speech prizeRead more
