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The five uncontrollable urges of a secrecy-surveillance world.

As the hunger strike approaches its 100th day on May 17, 100 prisoners are refusing food.

There ought to be a response to violence besides callous indifference and total social warfare.

That’s the unanimous conclusion of a nonpartisan task force. It should teach us not to overreact to the Boston bombings.

We're still searching for the elusive balance between safety and liberty. Maybe, in the response to this attack, America can get it right.

The government says he is a terrorist. But his conversations with undercover police tell a different story.

More than a million requests for cell phone records by law enforcement is just the beginning of the surveillance story.

Why we should all be concerned about the unconstitutional tactics law enforcement agencies are using against American Muslims.

How the intelligence community is creating a new American world.

The National Defense Authorization Act would authorize indefinite military detention for US citizens, stripping Americans of their constitutional rights.