News & Commentary about National Security
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Jun 3, 2019
The Hypocrisy of William Barr's Spying Claims
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May 13, 2019
I’ve Been to Guantanamo. It’s No Place for Kids.
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May 10, 2019
The Mueller Report Isn’t The Only Thing That William Barr Is Hiding
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Apr 22, 2019
The Government Shouldn’t Keep the Public in the Dark Just Because Private Companies Ask It To
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Mar 15, 2019
Keeping Civilian Drone Deaths Secret Keeps Them Going
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Mar 6, 2019
I Quit My Job to Protest My Company’s Work on Building Killer Robots
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Mar 5, 2019
Ending the NSA’s Massive Phone Spying Program Would Be a Good Start — But There’s a Lot More to Do
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Feb 6, 2019
How to Shine a Light on U.S. Government Surveillance of Americans
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Jan 31, 2019
Spies Want to Make the FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug Into a Feature
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Jan 14, 2019
William Barr Has a Long History of Abusing Civil Rights and Liberties in the Name of ‘National Security’