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LawJuly 13, 2021
Athan Theoharis Revealed J. Edgar Hoover’s Secrets
The preeminent FBI historian who helped expose the longtime FBI director’s secrets and crude, cruel, and murderous tactics died on July 3.
Betty Medsger
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Election 2016November 3, 2016
James Comey’s Actions Place Him in the Worst Traditions of J. Edgar Hoover
And only he can clean up this mess.
Betty Medsger
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Journalists and JournalismFebruary 13, 2015
Remembering Bob Simon
Longtime CBS News correspondent Bob Simon died in a car accident at 73.
Betty Medsger
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PoliticsOctober 6, 2014
Breaking 43 Years of Silence, the Last FBI Burglar Tells the Story of Her Years in the Underground
After the seven other burglars went public, Judi Feingold decided to come forward with the secret she thought she’d take to her grave.
Betty Medsger
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Internet and New MediaJune 3, 2014
How We Learned That the Government Was Watching Us
Glenn Greenwald’s No Place to Hide chronicles the publication of secret NSA files that reshaped global conversations about government surveillance.
Betty Medsger
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Racism and DiscriminationJanuary 22, 2014
Just Being Black Was Enough to Get Yourself Spied on by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI
The files obtained during the break-in in Media, Pennsylvania, revealed that African-Americans didn’t have to have radical ideas, or engage in violence, to merit surveillance.
Betty Medsger