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  • Why the Spying Scandal Is a Serious Racial Justice Issue

    Imara Jones
    June 19, 2013
    Given the massive investment in national security after 9/11, recent news that the federal government is spying on hundreds of millions of people in the United States and around the world may not have come as a surprise. But an uncomfortable reality of the once-secret scheme is the degree to which people of color are disproportionately caught up in the government’s dragnet.

  • Investigate the NSA

    Josh Levy
    June 18, 2013
    Mass surveillance and democracy are like oil and water: They just don’t mix. Millions agree. And already close to 220,000 people have joined the movement at StopWatching.Us to urge Congress to investigate the National Security Agency’s spying programs.

  • Five Questions for the Next FCC Chief

    Timothy Karr
    June 18, 2013

    Tom Wheeler, the White House’s pick to head the Federal Communications Commission, was for years a well-heeled lobbyist for cable and wireless companies. He also served the president’s 2008 and 2012 election campaigns as a top “bundler,” raising more than $700,000 from undisclosed donors in support of Obama.

  • Five Things You Need to Know About NSA Surveillance

    Timothy Karr
    June 14, 2013
    Watching conventional wisdom form in Washington can be appalling. The emerging consensus on surveillance this past week has D.C.’s pundit class saying that privacy violations are a small price to pay for keeping Americans safe. But conventional wisdom is wrong.

  • Because Privacy

    Candace Clement
    June 14, 2013
    You don’t know what I do on the Internet. Because I am really good at privacy. I have expertly set my Facebook settings. People come to me for advice on these matters. Strangers cannot mess with me.

  • Gannett Gobbles Belo, Gains Serious Consolidated Weight

    Amy Kroin
    June 13, 2013
    Listen to Gannett CEO Gracia Martore for a sec, and you’ll see she’s all about fostering good local journalism. Seriously.

  • We Knew We Were Being Spied On

    Noah Gordon
    June 13, 2013

    The recent revelations about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs came as a shock for much of the nation. But here’s the thing about my so-called “millennial” generation: We’ve known all along that we’re being watched.

  • Dancing Around the First and Fourth Amendments

    Timothy Karr
    June 12, 2013
    Whether you think spying is OK or not depends on your relationship to the information being collected. If you’re on the gathering end, the invasion of someone else’s privacy doesn’t seem like a big deal. But if you’re the one whose private life is being pried into, this kind of surveillance seems like a very big deal indeed.
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