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Big Brother’s Loyal Sister: How Dianne Feinstein Is Betraying Civil Liberties
By Norman Solomon Ever since the first big revelations about the National Security Agency five months ago, Dianne Feinstein has been in overdrive to defend the surveillance state. As chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, she generates an abundance of fog, weasel words, anti-whistleblower slander and bogus notions of reform — while methodically stabbing civil…
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C-SPAN Radio interview with Norman Solomon, discussing NSA surveillance and Democratic Party leadership (aired November 1, 2013)
Click here to listen to the interview: CSpan_Norman_NSA_20131101_WTSOL1030
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Why Snowden’s Passport Matters
By Norman Solomon When the State Department revoked Edward Snowden’s passport four months ago, the move was a reprisal from a surveillance-and-warfare state that operates largely in the shadows. Top officials in Washington were furious. Snowden had suddenly exposed what couldn’t stand the light of day, blowing the cover of the world’s Biggest Brother. Cancelation…
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Google: Doing Evil with ALEC
By Norman Solomon Google Inc. is now aligned with the notorious ALEC. Quietly, Google has joined ALEC — the American Legislative Exchange Council — the shadowy corporate alliance that pushes odious laws through state legislatures. In the process, Google has signed onto an organization that promotes such regressive measures as tax cuts for tobacco companies,…