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
Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go? Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go?
During Vietnam, it felt like the war sat right on America’s doorstep. Today, we’ve largely disengaged from the terror our military commits.
Aug 11, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
‘The Most Dangerous Man in America’ ‘The Most Dangerous Man in America’
The Watergate scandal was the final straw in Richard Nixon's fall from grace.
Jul 14, 2015 / Tim Weiner
Despite the Settlement Talks, Don’t Expect the NYPD to Stop Spying on Muslims Despite the Settlement Talks, Don’t Expect the NYPD to Stop Spying on Muslims
Mayor de Blasio’s break with Bloomberg on surveillance is far from clean.
Jul 6, 2015 / Matt Sledge
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
Amnesty for Edward Snowden Amnesty for Edward Snowden
His claims have been vindicated by the courts, Congress, and the US public. It’s time to bring him home.
Jun 11, 2015 / Martin Garbus
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
‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political ‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political
New technologies will not solve our problems: People acting collectively will.
May 27, 2015 / Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor
Snowden’s Vindication Snowden’s Vindication
An appeals court declares the NSA’s data grab illegal.
May 13, 2015 / David Cole