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Americans Can't Pretend the US Is a Neutral Party in the Israeli Assault on Gaza

Posted on: Nov 17, 2012, Source: The Guardian

The Obama administration's unstinting financial, military and diplomatic support for Israel is a key enabling force in the conflict.

Is God a Civil Libertarian? How the American Surveillance State Devoured General Petraeus

Posted on: Nov 14, 2012, Source: The Guardian

That the stars of America's national security establishment are being devoured by out-of-control surveillance is a form of sweet justice.

Glenn Greenwald: The Right Is Crippled -- Now Let's Make Sure Dems Don't Sell Out Social Security and Medicare

Posted on: Nov 7, 2012, Source: Comment Is Free

The delirium of liberals this morning is understandable. By all rights, they should expect to be a more powerful force in Washington. But what are they going to get from it?

Time Magazine's Joe Klein Makes a Sociopathic Defense for Killing Children with Drones

Posted on: Oct 27, 2012, Source: The Guardian

Reflecting the Obama legacy and US culture, the columnist makes the shocking argument: "the bottom line is: 'whose 4-year-olds get killed?'"

Obama Has Broken New Ground - In the Unilateral Assassination of People He Deems our Enemy

Posted on: Aug 5, 2012, Source: Salon

Obama's call for transparency is a bit hypocritical when you look at his record on targeted killings.

Why People Cave in to Extremist Ideas That Were Once Unthinkable

Posted on: Jul 31, 2012, Source: Salon

What was once radical and taboo have arrived as fixtures in American society.

Glenn Greenwald: That the NYT's Tom Friedman Is Considered One of the US's 'Foreign Policy Experts' Is a National Embarrassment

Posted on: Jul 26, 2012, Source: Salon

Friedman's status among American elites is a potent metaphor for understanding the nation's imperial decline.

America's Own Pet Terror Organization Gets a Very Special Treatment

Posted on: Jul 15, 2012, Source: Salon

The Huffington Post publishes, and then deletes, a post by a MeK spokesman. What does this tell us about Terrorism?

Glenn Greenwald: There Is Nothing Brave About Murdering Innocents by Remote Control

Posted on: Jul 11, 2012, Source: Salon

Whatever one thinks of the justifiability of drone attacks, it’s one of the least “brave” or courageous modes of warfare ever invented.

Glenn Greenwald: How America's Surveillance State Breeds Conformity and Fear

Posted on: Jul 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Once the government is able to monitor everything we do and say, we will be unable to fight back.

Glenn Greenwald: Why It's Epically Important That Obama Endorsed Gay Marriage

Posted on: May 11, 2012, Source: The Guardian

One can quibble with Obama's rationale. But one cannot reasonably question the importance of his act.

Glenn Greenwald: Will America Do Anything to Preserve Its Empire?

Posted on: Mar 21, 2012, Source: The Guardian

No wonder anti-US sentiment is growing: Afghans have been excluded from the judicial process after the shooting that left 16 dead.

Glenn Greenwald: The Real Reason the GOP Primary Is a Pathetic, Incompetent Clown Show

Posted on: Dec 27, 2011, Source: Comment Is Free

Because Barack Obama has adopted so many core Republican beliefs -- particularly in the realm of foreign policy -- the Republican race is a shambles.

Making Citizens Enemy Combatants: Glenn Greenwald on Bradley Manning and the NDAA

Posted on: Dec 19, 2011, Source: Democracy Now!

Constitutional lawyer and blogger Glenn Greenwald speaks to Amy Goodman about the Manning hearings and the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens.

Glenn Greenwald: The Heroic Bradley Manning Faces 30 Charges, Some Punishable By Death -- Why He Deserves a Medal Instead

Posted on: Dec 15, 2011, Source: The Guardian

The real crimes exposed by this episode are those committed by the US government, not Manning.

How the Legal System Was Deep-Sixed to Serve Elite America and Occupy Wall Street Became Inevitable

Posted on: Oct 25, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

As was not true in recent decades, the American relationship with wealth inequality is in a state of rapid transformation.

Glenn Greenwald: Why Do We Harass Muslims But Not White, Nordic Males?

Posted on: Jul 26, 2011, Source: Democracy Now!

The response to the Norway attacks shows that the world "terrorism" has no meaning -- aside from when it's used to bash Muslims.

Glenn Greenwald: What Obama's Reckless Treatment of Bradley Manning Reveals About Our "Nation of Laws"

Posted on: Apr 24, 2011, Source: Salon

Obama invoked America's status as a "nation of laws" to justify Manning's punishment; this is a President who has embraced much of the lawlessness of the Bush administration.

Glenn Greenwald: Why Do We Assume Obama's Actually Trying to Enact a Progressive Agenda?

Posted on: Apr 17, 2011, Source: Salon

What evidence is there that Obama truly wants progressive outcomes?

Glenn Greenwald: How the US Government Strikes Fear in Its Own Citizens and People Around the World

Posted on: Mar 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

In a recent speech, Glenn Greenwald discussed how the government and media treatment of WikiLeaks reveals a total lack of respect for the law and government transparency.

The Great Kagan Supreme Court Debate

Posted on: May 12, 2010, Source: Democracy Now!

Two leading legal experts debate the pros and cons of Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan.

How Americans Are Propagandized About Afghanistan

Posted on: Apr 9, 2010, Source: Salon

No matter how many times this process is exposed, the Pentagon's relentless propaganda machine never seems to diminish.

Obama Confidant's Spine-Chilling Proposal to 'Cognitively Infiltrate' Conspiracy Theorist Groups

Posted on: Jan 19, 2010, Source: Salon

Recent paper by Obama adviser Cass Sunstein proposes bizarre methods to stamp out "false conspiracy theories," including taxing the people who engage in them.

Revealed: Spying Abuses 'Systemic' In Recent Months -- Which Is Exactly What the 2008 FISA Law Was Designed to Do

Posted on: Apr 16, 2009, Source: Salon

New reports about NSA spying are the inevitable result of last year's FISA-gutting law, which the Democrats supported.

Obama and Liberals: A Counter-Productive Relationship

Posted on: Feb 13, 2009, Source: Salon

There's a lot of harm that comes from a political faction being beholden to a leader rather than to any actual ideas or political principles.

A Country in Shambles, Under GOP Rule

Posted on: Oct 6, 2008, Source: Salon

The overarching reality of the country is that we've lived under unchallenged Republican rule, and the country has virtually collapsed on every level.

Taking a Bite Out of a Blue Dog Dem

Posted on: May 21, 2008, Source: Brave New Films

Will Chris Carney "Fight For Our Freedoms"?

Far Right Thugs Go Mainstream

Posted on: Jul 10, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The recent 'payback' tactics of right-wing bloggers listing the names and addresses of 'leftist' enemies could mark the beginning of incivil politics.

Democratic Weakness Confirmed

Posted on: May 24, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Gen. Hayden's confirmation process confirms the fear and passivity that governs Senate Democrats.

Bloggers Strike Back

Posted on: May 10, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Reporting from the blogosphere has already changed the face of politics, journalism and even publishing. And the changes have only just begun.

Excerpt: How Would a Patriot Act?

Posted on: May 10, 2006, Source: AlterNet

In an excerpt from his new book, Greenwald explores how fear-mongering became the most potent political tool in Bush's arsenal.

A 'Pulitzer Prize for Treason'

Posted on: Apr 18, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Hiding under the banner of free press advocates, right-wingers are calling for the heads of reporters who publish 'against the president's wishes.'

Gingrich Criticizes Bush, Aids Enemy

Posted on: Apr 12, 2006, Source: AlterNet

As Bush apologists realize their leader is presiding over a dying presidency, they are straining to distance themselves from him.

Bush's I-Spy Lie

Posted on: Feb 6, 2006, Source: AlterNet

What's at stake in this week's congressional hearings on spying is nothing less than whether Congress has any meaningful role to play in our system of government.