It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
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Terror vs. Surveillance? Keeping Americans Safe in Two Simple Steps
Before I am bullied into accepting intrusive government surveillance that is open to politicized abuse, here are two proposals: stop creating new terrorists, and change U.S. policy toward the Arab and Muslim world.
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Treasury Dept and Comerica's Debit Card Payment System Bilks the Poor
A government initiative aimed at saving money by eliminating paper checks is hurting some recipients of federal benefits while earning the bank that operates the program millions in fees charged to consumers.
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The Two Centers of Unaccountable Power in America, and Their Consequences
One goes by the name of the “intelligence community” and its epicenter is the National Security Agency within the Defense Department. The second goes by the name of Wall Street and is centered in the largest banks there.
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Snowden Saw What I Saw: Surveillance Criminally Subverting the Constitution
Famed whistleblower Thomas Drake explains how, to the NSA, we're all potentially guilty.
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Landmark Law Moves Nevada From Coal to Renewables
A coal-fired power plant might be closing, and a nightmare ends.
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HBO Takes on the Pussy Riot Rebellion
The Russian band's performance was sloppy, reckless, and over in less than a minute. Soon the whole world was listening.
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Blocking "Fast Track" to Halt the Trans-Pacific Partnership
We must stop Congress from passing “Fast Track” legislation authorizing the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would give multinational corporations unprecedented legal jurisdictions over our lives.
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Activists Converge on Canary Wharf in London and Proclaim: "They Owe Us"
Hundreds converged on Canary Wharf in London last week to protest the G8 and publicly discuss issues of debt, inequality, corporate tax evasion and climate change.
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The Man Who Can't Be Moved
Dubbed "Standing Man," Erdem Gunduz, who stood still for hours in Istanbul's Taksim Square, attracted droves of people as he marked a new form of protest.
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Edward Snowden: The Truth About U.S. Surveillance Will Emerge
In a live Q&A with Guardian readers from a secret location in Hong Kong, Snowden hinted at more disclosures to come and that their publication could not be prevented by his arrest or – more chillingly – his death.
