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Parliament Asks MI5 Boss to Justify Claim that NSA Leaks Endangered National Security (Guardian)

Photo: Home affairs select committee chairman Keith Vaz has asked the MI5 chief to justify comments about the Guardian's coverage of Edward Snowden's leak

The War on Democracy (Guardian)

How corporations and spy agencies use "security" to defend profiteering and crush activism A stunning new report compiles extensive evidence showing how

Kennedy Cousin Skakel Freed after 11 Years in Prison

Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who won a new trial last month in the slaying of Martha Moxley in 1975, walked out of jail a free man Thursday after being r

Dianne Feinstein’s Fake Surveillance Reform Bill

" ... The legislation would make clear in no uncertain terms that communication records like phone, email, and internet data can be collected without even

NSA Data Mining has Nothing to do with Terrorism

Electronic Frontier Foundation: "NSA's Vast Surveillance Powers Extend Far Beyond Counterterrorism, Despite Misleading Government Claims": "Time and again

How the FBI Manipulates Grand Juries to Intimidate Political Dissidents

" ... Grand juries have been a tool in the FBI’s arsenal of intimidation and information-gathering tactics for decades. They were a hallmark of the Red S

Psychiatric Patients in Prisons Are Frequent Rape Victims

Sexual abuse is shockingly common in the US prison system. A recent survey conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics concluded that each year about 200

Newly Declassified Documents Show how Surveillance State was Born

Almost no one noticed when the book was quietly released this summer. It has perhaps the most benumbing title in publishing history. Yet inside this volu

Oxford, MA Passes Anti-NDAA Resolution, Prohibits “Targeted Killing”

Also see: "What Does the NDAA Really Authorize?" Oxford, MA – Just two days after Albany, NY unanimously passed, 11-0, the strongest Anti-NDAA resolutio

Edwin Black American Eugenics

" ... One of my emphases has always been the antecedents of the Nazi Holocaust. In other words, how did they get there? Who financed it? Who helped? And f

“Patriot Act Author ‘There has been a Failure of Oversight.’” (WaPo)

Photo: Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner is the author of the Patriot Act — and an opponent of how it has been used to justify broad domestic spying powers. (Jim Wa

New York Capitol Unanimously Passes Anti-NDAA Resolution

ALBANY, NY – On October 7, 2013, the Albany, NY Common Council unanimously passed Resolution 80.92.13, becoming the first city in America to prohibit in

Albany, NY Introduces Strongest Resolution In America Against NDAA

In an effort to restore the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, 11th Ward Councilman Anton Konev of the Albany, NY Common Council, has introd

Former CIA Agent Publishes Book on Harassment by Agency, Cover-Up

While working as a senior officer on a secret government base, Shipp and his family were subjected to severe toxic exposure. They were bleeding from thei

The Military Grip on US Policing

8 August 2013 US domestic law enforcement finds one reason after another to adopt military tactics and tougher approaches to enforce civilian 'security

The Bradley Manning Trial and Unconstitutional Secrecy

" ... Anyone who holds freedom of the press dear should shudder at the threat that the prosecution's theory presents to journalists, their sources and the

Bradley Manning’s Court Martial Key Players in the WikiLeaks Trial

Bradley Manning. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP From the defendant to the judge and an anonymous Navy Seal who may testify in disguise – who's who at F

Protester Stages Mock Suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral, Appeals for ‘Death of Fascism’ Day

Feminist appeals for 'death of fascism' day after far-right historian Dominique Venner shot himself dead at altar A member of the militant feminist group F

Twitter ‘Hate Map’ Shows where Racist, Homophobic and Offensive Tweets Originate

Students at Humboldt State University in California individually reviewed 150,000 geocoded tweets containing racist, homophobic, or otherwise offensive ter

Baltimore Woman Beaten for Filming Police Beating a Man

BALTIMORE (CN) - Baltimore police beat up a woman and smashed her camera for filming them beating up a man, telling her: "You want to film something bitch?

Civil Rights

Parliament Asks MI5 Boss to Justify Claim that NSA Leaks Endangered National Security (Guardian)

The War on Democracy (Guardian)

Kennedy Cousin Skakel Freed after 11 Years in Prison

Dianne Feinstein’s Fake Surveillance Reform Bill

NSA Data Mining has Nothing to do with Terrorism

How the FBI Manipulates Grand Juries to Intimidate Political Dissidents

Psychiatric Patients in Prisons Are Frequent Rape Victims

Newly Declassified Documents Show how Surveillance State was Born

Oxford, MA Passes Anti-NDAA Resolution, Prohibits “Targeted Killing”

Edwin Black American Eugenics

“Patriot Act Author ‘There has been a Failure of Oversight.’” (WaPo)

New York Capitol Unanimously Passes Anti-NDAA Resolution

Albany, NY Introduces Strongest Resolution In America Against NDAA

Former CIA Agent Publishes Book on Harassment by Agency, Cover-Up

The Military Grip on US Policing

The Bradley Manning Trial and Unconstitutional Secrecy

Bradley Manning’s Court Martial Key Players in the WikiLeaks Trial

Protester Stages Mock Suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral, Appeals for ‘Death of Fascism’ Day

Twitter ‘Hate Map’ Shows where Racist, Homophobic and Offensive Tweets Originate

Baltimore Woman Beaten for Filming Police Beating a Man

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