Who’s Spying on You? Might Depend on Your Race.
Yesterday, two important news stories demonstrated how new unchecked surveillance programs we've highlighted in our Spyfiles campaign are violating the constitutional rights of innocent Americans. The first, a New York Times article revealed that from ...
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Secrecy Poisoning American Democracy
A new report that we’re releasing today makes the case that out-of-control secrecy is a serious disease that is hurting American democracy. More and more of our government’s actions are being hidden from the people who are supposed to be ul...
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The Value of the Rear-View Mirror
Remember back in the 1980s when some cars only had one side rear-view mirror? Remember how that was later made illegal, and cars were required to have mirrors on both sides as a matter of safety? On Friday, Gen. David Petraeus was quoted in the Wa...
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The Value of the Rear-View Mirror
Remember back in the 1980s when some cars only had one side rear-view mirror? Remember how that was later made illegal, and cars were required to have mirrors on both sides as a matter of safety? On Friday, Gen. David Petraeus was quoted in the Wa...
Categories: Abu Ghraib, black sites, CIA, Gen. David Petraeus, guantanamo, John Durham, Torture Tags: