On Secrecy, Oaths, and Edward Snowden
by Dan Ellsberg
on January 09, 2014
These two pieces, the first by Marcy Wheeler, in part commenting on the second by Amy Davidson in the New Yorker (along with Snowden himself, in his interview with Bart Gellman) are the first I've seen making a point I've been making for years: contrary to the frequent assertions in the last week (including by Fred Kaplan) that Snowden is particularly reprehensible because he "broke his OATH of secrecy," neither Snowden nor anyone else broke such a secrecy "oath."
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The CIA, Amazon, Bezos and the Washington Post: An Exchange with Executive Editor Martin Baron
by RootsAction
on January 08, 2014
To: Martin Baron, Executive Editor, and Kevin Merida, Managing Editor, The Washington Post
Dear Mr. Baron and Mr. Merida:
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'Run, Bernie, Run': Survey Shows Huge Support for Sen. Sanders as Progressive Presidential Candidate
by David Swanson
on December 23, 2013
by Common Dreams
More than 80 percent hope Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will bring his agenda items and energy to 2016 contest; Most want challenge from within Democratic Party
- Jon Queally, staff writer
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Is MoveOn Less Progressive Than the New York Times Editorial Board?
by Norman Solomon
on December 22, 2013
The New York Times is hardly a progressive newspaper -- but when it comes to the surveillance state and ongoing militarism of the Obama White House, the establishment’s “paper of record” puts MoveOn.org to shame.
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Former whistleblowers: open letter to intelligence employees after Snowden
by David Swanson
on December 18, 2013
Thomas Drake, Daniel Ellsberg, Katharine Gun, Peter Kofod, Ray McGovern, Jesselyn Radack, Coleen Rowley
theguardian.com
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Who's Excited About Another Decade in Afghanistan?
by David Swanson
on December 12, 2013
With 196 nations in the world and U.S. troops already in at least 177 of them, there aren't all that many available to make war against.
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I Googled "Evil" And It Took Me to Google
by David Swanson
on December 05, 2013
Google may have been, until now, the Obama of hip internet monopolies.
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Under the Global Shadow of Big Brother, Journalism Must Light Up the Political Sky
by Norman Solomon
on December 05, 2013
Every new revelation about the global reach of the National Security Agency underscores that the extremism of the surveillance state has reached gargantuan proportions.
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10 More Years in Afghanistan
by David Swanson
on November 25, 2013
When Barack Obama became president, there were 32,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan. He escalated to over 100,000 troops, plus contractors. Now there are 47,000 troops these five years later. Measured in financial cost, or death and destruction, Afghanistan is more President Obama's war than President Bush's. Now the White House is trying to keep troops in Afghanistan until "2024 and beyond."
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Switzerland Shows U.S. How to Handle CEOs
by David Swanson
on November 21, 2013
In Switzerland a petition from 100,000 people, or about 1.25% of the population, creates a public referendum. By this means, last March, Swiss voters created strict limits on executive pay.
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