It’s no secret that we wanted more. In the wake of the damning evidence of surveillance abuses disclosed by Edward Snowden, Congress had an opportunity to champion comprehensive surveillance reform and undertake a thorough investigation, like it did with the Church Committee. BY CINDY COHN AND MARK JAYCOX EFF.org June 2, 2015 The Senate passed More
“The public had a right to know about these programs. The public had a right to know that which the government is doing in its name, and that which the government is doing against the public.” —Edward Snowden Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata truthdig.com May 5, 2015 It’s gone largely unnoticed that the first interview More
Also watch Scheer, Binney and Truthdig columnist Bill Blum talk about the NSA’s ability to ignore the provisions of the Patriot Act.
You may have heard that the Patriot Act is set to expire soon. That’s not quite the case. The Patriot Act was a large bill, as were the reauthorizations that followed in 2005 and 2006. Not all of it sunsets. But three provisions do expire on June 1st: Section 215, the "Lone Wolf provision," and the "roving wiretap" provision.
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/100940951] from Bill Sorem PRO Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden's attorney discussed details of the Snowden case in his presentation at Peacestock, 2014. In this excerpt of his total presentation (full talk included below) he reminded the audience that Snowden published nothing, his material was turned over to legitimate journalistic organizations, initially the Guardian and Washington Post, who then decided More
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/100940951] from Bill Sorem PRO Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden's attorney discussed details of the Snowden case in his presentation at Peacestock, 2014. In this excerpt of his total presentation (full talk included below) he reminded the audience that Snowden published nothing, his material was turned over to legitimate journalistic organizations, initially the Guardian and Washington Post, who then decided More
So for instance, if you read technology journals you learn that in robotics labs for some years there have been efforts to develop small drones, what they call “fly-sized drones,” which can intrude into a person’s home and be almost invisible and carry out constant surveillance. NATASHA LENNARD SUNDAY, DEC 29, 2013 Salon.com Noam Chomsky (Credit: AP/Adel More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/f1Zvo8N3G94] By Staff PopularResistance.org October 4th, 2013 www.youtube.com Powered by Translate In this interview on BBC, journalist Glenn Greenwald describes the job of journalist as to “prevent people in power from lying to the people over whom they are ruling.” He sees the job of journalists as to “shine a light” on what government is really More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/rICwOoWesz4] Published on Sep 25, 2013 In an address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama openly embraced an aggressive military doctrine backed by previous administrations on using armed force beyond the international norm of self-defense. Obama told the world that the United States is prepared to use its military to defend what he called More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/rICwOoWesz4] Published on Sep 25, 2013 In an address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama openly embraced an aggressive military doctrine backed by previous administrations on using armed force beyond the international norm of self-defense. Obama told the world that the United States is prepared to use its military to defend what he called More
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers August 22, 2013 www.popularresistance.org The extremely harsh sentencing of Manning brought to mind many ironies and had us looking at other ironies around us this week. Some are maddening, some are sad and some are useful tools for activists, but they all have the effect of pushing our work forward. More
Democracy movements are growing globally and taking hold within the US. More communities are embracing organization from the ground up that is based on community and human rights. By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese July 12th, 2013 www.popularresistance This week, several rulings on high profile, and not so high profile but also important, cases are expected. We More
