National Security

The Torture That Flourishes From Gitmo to an American Supermax

The Torture That Flourishes From Gitmo to an American Supermax The Torture That Flourishes From Gitmo to an American Supermax

A civil rights attorney reports from the belly of the post-9/11 justice system. 

Jan 30, 2014 / Pardiss Kebriaei

Can Congress Oversee the NSA?

Can Congress Oversee the NSA? Can Congress Oversee the NSA?

It might have to reform itself, first. 

Jan 30, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Guess Which Political Party Just Condemned the NSA’s Mass Surveillance Program

Guess Which Political Party Just Condemned the NSA’s Mass Surveillance Program Guess Which Political Party Just Condemned the NSA’s Mass Surveillance Program

“Unwarranted government surveillance is an intrusion on basic human rights.”

Jan 24, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

NSA Reform, Then and Now

NSA Reform, Then and Now NSA Reform, Then and Now

The main difference between the Church Committee’s investigations of 1975–76 and the discussion of NSA spying now is that back then, the spooks stopped the abuses thems...

Jan 17, 2014 / Rick Perlstein

Here’s What Obama Said in His NSA Speech Today

Here’s What Obama Said in His NSA Speech Today Here’s What Obama Said in His NSA Speech Today

A transcript of the president's speech on national security and intelligence reforms

Jan 17, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

As Obama Talks Surveillance, What Are NYC’s Spies Up To?

As Obama Talks Surveillance, What Are NYC’s Spies Up To? As Obama Talks Surveillance, What Are NYC’s Spies Up To?

Mayor de Blasio inherits an intelligence apparatus that has spied on Muslims, infiltrated protest groups and created a huge electronic surveillance network.

Jan 17, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

Ten Myths About the NSA, Debunked

Ten Myths About the NSA, Debunked Ten Myths About the NSA, Debunked

You can’t opt out.

Jan 13, 2014 / Peter Van Buren

American Jihad 2014: The New Fundamentalists

American Jihad 2014: The New Fundamentalists American Jihad 2014: The New Fundamentalists

The modern national security state can be understood as a proselytizing warrior religion, complete with its own sacred texts, holy orders and warrior priests. 

Jan 6, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

America After 9/11

America After 9/11 America After 9/11

A systematic look at the patterns of rights abuses in the United States’ domestic “war on terror” since September 11, 2001.

Jan 2, 2014 / The Nation

How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime

How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime

As the government embraces a “counter-radicalization” approach to counterterrorism, prosecutors are turning radical beliefs into criminal acts.

Dec 31, 2013 / Amna Akbar

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