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.
Ron Wyden
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The Real Cyber Bullies: How Big Business Is Helping Expand NSA Surveillance
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, which President Obama could sign this month, represents a major new privacy threat to individuals as it enables corporations to feed massive amounts of communications to businesses and state.
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Hedges: The “Dual State” That Edward Snowden Enabled Us To See
A debate this week at Oxford University centers on whether the NSA whistleblower helped or harmed the public good – but on a deeper level, this debate revolves around our nation’s loss of liberty.
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Smelling Victory: Is Fast Track for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Dead?
Protests today against the TPP in dozens of cities cap a 10-day blitz uniting masses of Americans concerned with the environment, GMO labeling and worker rights.
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Video: Are Computer Laws Too Tough On "Hacktivists"?
“So you get 25 years in prison for forcibly entering your way into a computer, but one year in prison for forcibly entering your way into a female?” said Deric Lostutter, who exposed the rape of a girl in Steubenville, Ohio, and is now facing criminal charges.
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In Swing Vote on Syria, A Dozen Liberal Senators Are the Decisive Block
Some Democratic senators who’ve cultivated progressive reputations nationwide haven’t hesitated to dive into Obama’s war tank. Will others do the same?
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Nation On Fire: Climate Change And The Burning Of America
Huge, explosive fires are becoming commonplace because climate change is setting the stage with higher temperatures, widespread drought, earlier snowmelt and spring vegetation growth.
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What Edward Snowden Taught Us About American Freedom
Americans fully recognize the threat the U.S. security state poses to American liberty, with a poll last week showing 55% consider Edward Snowden a whistleblower, not a traitor. But who, now, will protect this hero?
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Stop Watching Us: New Petition Website Demands Congressional Investigation of NSA Surveillance
A coalition of 85 technology companies, organizations and privacy advocates launched a website Tuesday calling for a special congressional committee to investigate the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance program.
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Former FBI Agent: "No Digital Communication is Secure"
Mass surveillance is the hallmark of a tyrannical political culture. And the recent admission by a former FBI agent on CNN gives a very good sense of just how limitless these activities are.
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How Dangerous Has the NSA Become?
We think we're protected by the First and the Fourth Amendments. But we are spied upon to a stunning degree, with the U.S. government intercepting a reported 1.7 billion messages a day from American citizens.
