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Apr 23

Facebook’s New Lawyer Knows All About Collecting Data—She Helped Draft the Patriot Act

Facebook's new general counsel Jennifer Newstead has been most recently serving as Legal Adviser to the U.S. Department of State.
By Gabriela Barkho
The intended purpose of the NSA’s surveillance program might even be moot: it’s not clear if it actually does anything to help prevent terror attacks.
Mar 27

A Bipartisan Coalition Says Congress Should Reform Surveillance Powers—And It’s Right

Reports indicate that the NSA has not used its phone data collection program in six months, but because the agency operates in such secrecy, there’s no way to know for sure.
By Dan King
President Donald Trump on December 9, 2017 in Jackson, Mississippi.
Dec 14

Dictators Adopt Trump’s Modus Operandi, Eroding Democracy Worldwide

Democracy is on the decline for the 11th year in a row.
By Les Neuhaus
Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Oct 16

Democrats Can’t Afford Another Six Years of Dianne Feinstein

By Michael Sainato
MARBELLA, SPAIN: A picture of a plane that was impounded in connection with an alleged money-laundering bust in Marbella, southern Spain 12 March 2005. The head of a law firm in the Spanish coastal resort of Marbella appeared before a judge for questioning about his alleged role in a huge international money laundering network smashed the previous day, media reports said. The lawyer, Fernando Del Valle, is suspected by police to be the architect of a racket on Spain's southern Costa del Sol worth some 250 million euros (337 million dollars). Police arrested 41 people from six countries in connection with the affair Friday following a ten-month investigation and cooperation from police around Europe.
May 27

The Man Who Wrote the Book on Bitcoin Calls ‘Know Your Customer’ Dangerous

By Brady Dale
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders gives a fist pump after his speech at West High School at a campaign rally on March 21, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Republican and Democratic caucuses are March 22.
Mar 24

How Bernie Gets Things Done in Congress Without Being Bought Off

By Michael Sainato
WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08: Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming ranking member Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) attends a news conference on "energy, climate-gate and President Obama's trip to Copenhagen" with members of the House Republican American Energy Solutions Group at the U.S. Capitol December 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. What some climate change critics are calling "climate-gate," emails and other documents between scientists were hacked or stolen from a British climate-change research center. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Jun 2

Telecom Condemns Passage of USA FREEDOM Act by Senate

By Brady Dale
DALLAS, TX - AUGUST 29: U.S. Senator Rand Paul speaks at the Defending the American Dream Summit sponsored by Americans For Prospertity at the Omni Hotel on August 29, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images)
Jun 2

Libertarians—and Even Liberals—Cheer as Rand Paul Battles Big Brother

By Brent Budowsky
Senate Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (C), a Democrat from California, speaks to reporters about the committee's report on CIA interrogations at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, December 9, 2014. The CIA's interrogation of Al-Qaeda suspects was far more brutal than acknowledged and did not produce useful intelligence, a damning and long-delayed US Senate report said Tuesday. The Central Intelligence Agency also misled the White House and Congress with inaccurate claims about the program's usefulness in thwarting attacks, the Senate Intelligence Committee said. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
May 29

Leaked Legislation Fails to End Bulk Data Collection

By Brady Dale
Jan 17

Obama Will Likely Request End to NSA Metadata Storage Today

By Molly Mulshine
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