Daniel Ellsberg calls on other whistleblowers to come forward, before we’re...
Chris Hedges, who I often quote here, just interviewed Daniel Ellsberg, the man responsible for leaking the Pentagon Papers in 1971, hastening the end of the Vietnam war, and contributing toward the...
View ArticleGuilty until proven innocent in the age of ubiquitous electronic surveillance
Upon taking office, President Obama issued a memorandum on the subject of transparency: “My Administration,” he said, “is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will...
View ArticleNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden comes clean on why he turned over classified...
Earlier today, the identity of last week’s much-talked-about National Security Agency whistleblower was made public. His name is Edward Snowden, and he’s a former technical assistant for the CIA, who,...
View Article#ReleaseTheMemo v. #RemoveNunes …Which side are you on?
To properly tell tonight’s story, we need to get into the wayback machine for a minute… Buckle up, folks! OK, so do you remember, last March, way before the national conversation turned to porn stars...
View ArticleFive things you can do now that the Nunes memo has dropped
Well, it looks like we were right. The so-called “Nunes nemo” turned out to be faker than a Trump Tower orgasm. For all the buildup, it didn’t, as Republican Congressman Steve King promised, bring to...
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