The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Protest Is the New Terror: How U.S. Law Enforcement Is Working to Criminalize Dissent
While the recent NSA reform bill passed in Congress is a victory for civil liberties advocates, the fear of terrorism being openly exploited by law enforcement has allowed police to resurrect COINTELPRO in all but name.
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Watched While Driving: Five Important Questions About the Federal Vehicle Surveillance Program
The DEA is collecting hundreds of millions of records about cars traveling on U.S. roads – but who approved the program, where does the data go, and are there limitations on its use? No one seems to know.
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Pentagon Funds New Data-Mining Tools To Track and Kill Activists, Part III
Arizona State University’s Defense Department-sponsored data-mining algorithms would enhance CIA "signature" drone strike targeting.
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75% of Missouri Voters Approve Privacy Amendment to Block NSA Spying
While a state constitutional amendment only binds state agencies and not the federal government, Tuesday's yes vote on the 9th Amendment will protect Missourians from a practical effect of federal spying.
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Democracy On Trial: From Boston to London, Surveillance Is Now the Status Quo
Have people become accustomed to the idea that a spy center established to monitor and catch terrorists is keeping records of the perfectly legal political activities of a wide variety of organizers and groups?
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California Senate Committee Passes Bill to Pull the Plug on NSA Spying
Senate Bill 828, dubbed the Fourth Amendment Protection Act, represents a growing opposition to NSA spying on a state and local level, and across the political spectrum.
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04/10 Is National Day Of Action To Shut Down Spy Centers – With Demands
This week's action was organized by privacy groups across the country.
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Revealed: Obama’s Keystone XL Delay Masks Other Huge Pipeline Developments
Many key pipeline, oil and gas industry marketing projects are currently up for expedited review by the Obama administration, eclipsing the capacity of Keystone XL’s northern half.
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Spying on "Terrorists Abroad," Suppressing Dissent at Home: When We Become the Hunted
If you're wondering why the ongoing revelations about the development and use of a massive public and private surveillance complex should be of concern to you, read this interview.
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Can Activists Win the PR Battle With the Fossil Fuel Industry?
There is ample evidence about ways that local and federal law enforcement agencies, as well as the company responsible for building the Keystone XL pipeline, are working together to undermine peaceful political protest.
