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Dick Cheney

US politicians should check their history before going after whistleblowers for daring to challenge the excesses of state power.

Chinese and American flags

How Washington’s and Beijing’s visions for the future may turn into a nightmare.

NSA Director General Keith Alexander

There is a revolution afoot—one that is being carried out by the government against the fundamental law of the land.

A banner of Edward Snowden

For proof that the current surveillance programs are ripe for abuse, Americans need only look at what preceded them.

Barrett Brown

Amid the outrage over the NSA's spying program, the jailing of journalist Barrett Brown points to a deeper and very troubling problem.

Computer user

What is the NSA doing with your metadata?

Julian Assange

Just as the Assange saga consumes too much of Alex Gibney’s film, so today’s Snowden obsession deflects attention away from our sprawling surveillance state.

NSA court order

Public knowledge and legal opinion have yet to catch up to the massive state spying enabled by new technologies.

Obama

The five uncontrollable urges of a secrecy-surveillance world.

Blogs

Prison phone companies like Global Tel* Link get away with charging prisoners exorbitant rates just to keep in touch with their families. Tell the Federal Communications Commission to end this predatory practice. 

October 1, 2013

What's the point of having a background check system if all you need to purchase a gun is an e-mail address?

September 27, 2013

When liberals experience the trauma of a mass shootings, they feel from the bottom of our hearts: we need more gun control. When conservatives do, they feel: we need less. 

September 25, 2013

When the government is worried that you might abuse that second bottle of NyQuil, it’s not unreasonable to put limits on gun purchases.

September 24, 2013

The NRA‘s biggest red herring.

September 24, 2013

It’s time to do something about our national gun crisis.

September 23, 2013

The New York Times runs a correction about Navy Yards shooter Aaron Alexis’s attempts to buy an assault rifle, but the central question remains.

September 20, 2013

Under the deal negotiated by Gloria Allred, students get paid for remaining silent. 

September 19, 2013

What will it take for Congress to finally act? Probably not another shooting, even in its backyard. 

September 16, 2013

You can do everything “right” in America, but if you’re black, racism will always pose a threat to your life.

September 16, 2013
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