The 13 people who made torture possible
On April 16, the Obama administration released four memos that were used to authorize torture in interrogations during the Bush administration. When President Obama released the memos, he said, "It is...
View ArticleJohn Brennan’s dangerous national security advice
Editor's note: Glenn Greenwald is on vacation this week. Marcy Wheeler, who blogs at Firedoglake, is guest-blogging today.Last year, Glenn posted some statements from now-Deputy National Security...
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Aaron Swartz reveals the hypocrisy of our Justice Department
On Friday, January 11, 2013, 26-year-old visionary technologist and social activist Aaron Swartz hanged himself in New York City. A passionate advocate for making access to online information as...
View ArticleWhen can your government kill you?
At John Brennan’s confirmation hearing to be director of the CIA earlier this month, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked him whether the administration could let the public know under what circumstances the...
View ArticleDoes Eric Holder know the law?
In a chilling statement about executive power, Attorney General Eric Holder today declared that the president can authorize lethal force against Americans, and that Congress can not constitutionally...
View ArticleWhistleblowing now akin to treason
When Thomas Drake, then an official at the National Security Agency, realized that the agency’s decision to shut down an internal data analysis program and instead outsource the project to a private...
View ArticleWhy is Obama withholding secret torture report from Americans?
Much of what you’ve been told (or seen in movies) about George W. Bush’s supposedly effective torture program is false and overhyped. At least, that’s one of the conclusions of the 6,000-page review of...
View ArticleAbsolutely outrageous: Big Brother is watching
Over a six-week period last April and May, a flood of new information on our counterterrorism programs came out: a John Brennan speech and high-profile stories that claimed the drone killing program...
View ArticleClosing Gitmo is not enough
Four years ago, President Obama gave a seminal counterterrorism speech in front of the Constitution, arguing we “uphold our most cherished values not only because doing so is right, but because it...
View ArticleWhat spying apologists don’t tell you about “thwarted plots”
Listen to defenders of the U.S. government’s recently revealed data collection practices, and you’re likely to hear claims about terrorist plots these sweeping activities have purportedly...
View ArticleWhat big secret did a 4-star general reveal?
As a number of news outlets reported last night, retired Marine General James Cartwright is the latest government insider to be targeted by the Obama Administration’s aggressive pursuit of leakers....
View ArticleOne man’s data fetish: Why Keith Alexander wants to “collect it all”
“Collect it all.” That’s how an anonymous former senior intelligence officer describes National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander’s approach to personal data in a story in today’s...
View ArticleNew questions undermine government’s spying claims
As the House votes on whether to defund NSA dragnet collecting this afternoon, there appears to be yet another effort — like James Clapper’s denials about collecting data on millions of Americans — to...
View ArticleManning verdict: What you need to know
“I believed that if the general public, especially the American public, had access to the information contained within [the military’s own databases], it could spark a domestic debate on the role of...
View ArticleAmerica's destructive identity crisis: Strike an essential nuclear deal with...
The Obama administration capped historic negotiations with Iran this year. But why is it acting so hawkish since?
View ArticleIf Republicans really want to hold up the Iran deal, they should send Dick...
If the GOP really wants to hold up the Iran deal, it must first hold its party members accountable for their crimes
View ArticleThe GOP debate's most shocking moment: A meaningful conversation about the...
While Bush, Christie & Fiorina clung to outdated and disproven solutions, Rand Paul had a rare moment of insight
View ArticleThe most important lesson from Volkswagen's shocking mega-scandal
The German automaker was caught covering up dangerous levels of emissions. This type of malfeasance isn't unique
View ArticleThe Secret Service's mind-blowing abuse of power: Why do government agencies...
Rep. Jason Chaffetz is an outspoken critic of the Secret Service. A new report shows their attempt at payback
View ArticleWhy Congress is about to make it way harder to protect your personal data
The Chamber of Commerce is lobbying Congress to kneecap the regulation of cybersecurity — and Congress is obliging
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