How Germany’s Surveillance Scandals Echo Our Own How Germany’s Surveillance Scandals Echo Our Own
We treat the Germans the same way we treat ourselves—like dogs.
Aug 14, 2015 / Norman Birnbaum
Lincoln Chafee Adds a Proposal to the 2016 Debate: ‘Let’s Bring Edward Snowden Home’ Lincoln Chafee Adds a Proposal to the 2016 Debate: ‘Let’s Bring Edward Snowden Home’
A Democratic presidential contender raises a provocative issue. It’s time to have this debate.
Jun 29, 2015 / John Nichols
How Private Contractors Have Created a Shadow NSA How Private Contractors Have Created a Shadow NSA
A new cybersecurity elite moves between government and private practice, taking state secrets with them.
May 27, 2015 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
The Key to Ending Mass Surveillance? Math. The Key to Ending Mass Surveillance? Math.
Encryption is a better safeguard of our civil liberties than the law.
May 27, 2015 / Feature / Eleanor Saitta
Snowden’s Vindication Snowden’s Vindication
An appeals court declares the NSA’s data grab illegal.
May 13, 2015 / Editorial / David Cole
Why ‘The Nation’ Is Suing the Federal Government Why ‘The Nation’ Is Suing the Federal Government
The NSA is monitoring almost all of our international communications. This is a fundamental violation of First and Fourth Amendment rights.
Mar 31, 2015 / The Editors
Is Privacy Obsolete? Is Privacy Obsolete?
Thanks to the revolution in digital technology, privacy is about to go the way of the eight-track player.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / David Cole
Let’s Give Edward Snowden the Same Deal General Petraeus Got for Leaking Info Let’s Give Edward Snowden the Same Deal General Petraeus Got for Leaking Info
A guilty plea to a misdemeanor, and no jail time.
Mar 18, 2015 / Blog / Jon Wiener
The Necessity of ‘Citizenfour’ The Necessity of ‘Citizenfour’
A win for the Edward Snowden documentary is a win for democracy.
Feb 25, 2015 / Editorial / Ali Gharib
How Does the Pentagon Keep Fooling Reporters About Its Tech Research Agency? How Does the Pentagon Keep Fooling Reporters About Its Tech Research Agency?
60 Minutes’s Leslie Stahl carefully avoided DARPA’s total dependence on contractors and obscured its close ties with the surveillance state.
Feb 13, 2015 / Blog / Tim Shorrock