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Navy Drone

Growing Up With Big Brother Growing Up With Big Brother

A historian tracks half a century of evolving state surveillance.

Aug 24, 2017 / Alfred McCoy

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Letters From the September 11-18, 2017, Issue Letters From the September 11-18, 2017, Issue

Hacking democracy… Make America democratic… Dems: remember the base… Action and words… In defense of prog rock…

Aug 24, 2017 / Our Readers

No More Detention: Free Pastor Noe

No More Detention: Free Pastor Noe No More Detention: Free Pastor Noe

Why is a devoted father, husband, and faith leader being held by ICE?

Aug 23, 2017 / Robert Greenwald

DHS Twitter Account

Trump’s Border Security May Search Your Social Media by ‘Tone’ Trump’s Border Security May Search Your Social Media by ‘Tone’

New databases are being built for this experimental surveillance.

Aug 23, 2017 / Aaron Miguel Cantú and George Joseph

Trump Racist Protest

Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors

After Charlottesville, we must resist this man with every fiber of our being.​

Aug 23, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump at his Phoenix Rally

Donald Trump Wants You to Know He Can Be Racist Without Steve Bannon Donald Trump Wants You to Know He Can Be Racist Without Steve Bannon

At a Phoenix campaign rally, the beleaguered president all but promised to pardon former sheriff Joe Arpaio, while pledging to protect “our” Confederate heritage.

Aug 23, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Schumer DC

Democrats Are Starting a Fierce Internal Debate. Finally. Democrats Are Starting a Fierce Internal Debate. Finally.

The party establishment won’t change on its own, and Democratic leaders won’t see the light unless they feel the heat.

Aug 22, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Joe Arpaio Protest

Why Is Trump Headed to Phoenix? To Pick a Fight Why Is Trump Headed to Phoenix? To Pick a Fight

Arizona is home to two Republican senators who have bucked the president on health care and immigration.

Aug 22, 2017 / Julianne Hing

Vladimir Putin

Russia’s Attacks on Democracy Aren’t Only a Problem for America Russia’s Attacks on Democracy Aren’t Only a Problem for America

And that’s a problem for skeptics of Russian meddling.

Aug 21, 2017 / Joshua Holland

Charlottesville white supremacists

Trump’s White House Is Turning a Blind Eye to White-Supremacist Terrorism Trump’s White House Is Turning a Blind Eye to White-Supremacist Terrorism

Right-wing extremists are behind numerous incidents of domestic terror, but the government has opted to ignore the threat.

Aug 18, 2017 / David Neiwert

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