- How to Win the War on Terror: Repeal the Patriot Act
- America's next president had better believe in restoring liberty—"Our founders had their flaws, and huge moral blind spots – but on liberty, they were way ahead of their time."
- Breaking My Silence—"For years I have written about mass incarceration, while staying mute about drones and other injustices. It is time to connect the dots."
- TSA is officially allowed to lie to you in order to cover its ass
- DHS: New details in how the feds take laptops at border
- America is more terrifying than Orwell's fiction—"Not even the author of '1984' could have envisioned a world dominated by a single superpower." Salon
- MIT 'could have done more' to defend Swartz—"Swartz's friends say that the information about the 26-year-old's access clearance could have changed the course of what MIT described in the report as an 'aggressive prosecution.'" In other news: MIT announces it will hold community meetings to discuss Swartz case
- Craig Zucker: What Happens When a Man Takes on the Feds—"Buckyballs was the hottest office game on the market. Then regulators banned it. Now the government wants to ruin the CEO who fought back."
- How a Philadelphia Family Lost Their Home to Asset Forfeiture
- Rise Morning Show: Julia Davis, Conner Habi
- US stops jailed activist Barrett Brown from discussing hacking prosecution—"Federal court order prohibits Brown from talking to the media in what critics say is latest in crackdown on investigative journalism."
- Barrett Brown Faces 105 Years in Jail—"But no one can figure out what law he broke. Introducing America's least likely political prisoner."
- 105 Years in Jail for Posting a Link?—"This is almost a textbook case of prosecutorial overreach. As Carr points out, the guy who actually stole the Stratfor information is facing a sentence of only ten years. So why is Brown facing 105 years?"
- How We Got From 9/11 to Massive NSA Spying on Americans: A Timeline—"Total Information Awareness, PRISM, encryption back doors, a 'black budget' of billions, and everything in between."
- State AG Says It's OK Ohio Implemented Facial Recognition Program Without Notifying Public Because Everyone Else Is Doing It
- Feds Had Court Reverse Ban On Warrantless Searches On Americans Because 'We Wanted To Be Able To Do It'
- N.J. law requires notice before terror surveillance
- Pols weigh in on Boston surveillance cameras
- NSA Phone-Records Spying Said to Violate Rules for Years—"The U.S. National Security Agency violated rules on surveillance of telephone records for almost three years and misled a secret court, raising fresh concerns that spy programs lack adequate controls to protect Americans' privacy." FISA actually shut down NSA for 6 months for their constant flouting of privacy.
- Zero Sum: Americans Must Sacrifice Some Security to Reform the NSA—"The nation can survive the occasional terrorist attack, but our freedoms can't survive an invulnerable leader like Keith Alexander operating within inadequate constraints."
- Government Announces Steps to Restore Confidence on Encryption Standards—Can the trust be restored? NYT
- NSA spying disclosures could cost companies billions Salon
- The NSA machine: Too big for anyone to understand
- UN: press should not be 'intimidated into silence' over state secrets—"Representatives criticise UK government following detention of David Miranda, and call for public debate over NSA surveillance."
- David Miranda detention divides MEPs—"Whistleblowers such as Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning have been described as 'essential to democracy,' during a debate on media freedom in the EU."
- Flipside: The Rest of the Snowden Files Should Be Destroyed
- Obama will try more diplomacy on Syria but warns US 'doesn't do pinpricks'
- Obama asks Congress to delay vote on Syria military strike
- Kerry To Meet With Russian Foreign Minister To Reach Deal On Syria
- Sudden plan: Syria to dispose of chemical weapons?
- Take that, D.C. gasbags!: How angry Americans may stop a disaster—"As the Beltway wise men all lined up behind a war, the people spoke loudly against it -- and humiliated the elites." Salon
- Russia Issues Travel Warning About United States—"Countries often issue travel advisories warning citizens of danger abroad: war, for instance, or a terrorist threat or an outbreak of disease. The Russian Foreign Ministry posted advice of a somewhat different nature on Monday, cautioning people wanted by the United States not to visit nations that have an extradition treaty with it." NYT
- Convicted Berlusconi Threatens to Bring Down Italian Government
- GetUp takes on TV networks over refusal to show anti-Murdoch advert—"Activist group to seek 'clarification' from ACCC on whether the rejection was appropriate or an abuse of market power." Check out GetUp's banned ad.
- Murdoch celebrates conservative victory in Australia with Twitter tirade
- Body doubles in China: Will Bo Xilai serve his sentence?—"Bo Xilai is awaiting a sentencing that is likely to be harsh. But Chinese netizens suspect that he could hire a body double to serve his jail time for him."
- Kenya's deputy president William Ruto denies murder at ICC
- Carmen Quintana: Set on fire by Pinochet's soldiers
- London student reported to police: "Enchanted by anarchism and individualism"
