Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJun 5, 2015
The recent debates over the USA Patriot and Freedom acts missed the point: Rather than discuss the details of how much to curb the government's right to spy on us, Americans need to question the legitimacy of all government spying and push back as hard as possible against dubious claims to protect us.Americans need to question the legitimacy of all government spying and push back as hard as possible against dubious claims to protect us. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigJun 2, 2015
The senator was a legislative force against the invasive law, but most of the credit goes to the now-exiled whistleblower who revealed the government’s massive and secret abuse of our privacy rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigNov 19, 2013
The president, members of Congress and now even the Supreme Court have all come to the defense of the most invasive espionage program ever. Luckily a few lawmakers say "no." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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