Glenn Greenwald talking: Collecting metadata is the supreme priority of the agency, not because it protects people’s privacy, but precisely because it enables the NSA … Metadata doesn’t lieRead more
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I guess we had embarrassed too many people
Kirk Wiebe talking: I have mixed emotions about it, because my job is not to destroy NSA, by any means. I was a member of … I guess we had embarrassed too many peopleRead more
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The Hidden Face of Austerity
As the US government prepares to furlough 1 million federal workers and slash hundreds of billions in social spending, corporate executives in the United States … The Hidden Face of AusterityRead more
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A U.S. police officer being in any U.S. military
Spencer Ackerman talking: The Guardian excerpted the Guantánamo Bay manuscript of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, whose interrogation at Guantánamo Bay is just one of the most … A U.S. police officer being in any U.S. militaryRead more
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Chill Journalists to the Bone
Journalist and activist Barrett Brown appeared in a Federal Court in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday. Brown was brought before Judge Sam Lindsay wearing the stereotypical … Chill Journalists to the BoneRead more
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Don’t Believe What the Government Says About Barrett Brown
On January 22, jailed American journalist Barrett Brown will finally learn his sentence. This had been expected to happen last month, on December 16, but … Don’t Believe What the Government Says About Barrett BrownRead more
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How Ronald Reagan Actually Expanded the Federal Government
One of the many, many problems Jeb Bush faces in his quest for the Oval Office is his break from Republican orthodoxy on president Ronald … How Ronald Reagan Actually Expanded the Federal GovernmentRead more
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The Koch Brothers’ Governors
The Koch Brothers are the closest thing the United States has to Russia’s oligarchs. They fuse ownership of the economy and state, using the latter … The Koch Brothers’ GovernorsRead more
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Circus of Hypocrisy – World Leaders at Paris March Oppose Press Freedom
An estimated 3.7 million people rallied across France on Sunday in response to the Charlie Hebdo shootings and ensuing attacks that left 17 people dead. … Circus of Hypocrisy – World Leaders at Paris March Oppose Press FreedomRead more