Domestic Spying Topics

Democracy Now! stories, posts and pages that relate to Domestic Spying

Newest First | Oldest First

‹ Previous 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 … 24 Next ›

The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror: ACLU Head Anthony Romero on Civilian Killings in Iraq, Domestic Spying, Torture, John Walker Lindh and More

Anthony Romero, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, joins us to discuss the U.S. killing of civilians in Iraq, psychologists involvement in interrogations, the Bush administration’s warrantless spying program, the case of John Walker Lindh and his new book, "In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror." [includes rush transcript]
Sep 05, 2007 | Story
"The Largest Law Enforcement Agency in America Has Been Manipulated for Political Purposes" - Rep Conyers on Gonzales Legacy

After months of calls for his resignation, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales finally resigned on Monday. He had been at the center of numerous Congressional investigations including the firing of nine U.S. attorneys, the overall politicization of the Justice Department and the Bush administration’s secret warrantless domestic surveillance operation. We speak with House Judiciary Chair Rep. John Conyers. [includes rush transcript]
Aug 28, 2007 | Story
Democrats Capitulate to President Bush as Congress Gives Government Broad New Powers to Conduct Warrantless Surveillance on American Citizens

Attorneys and writers Glenn Greenwald and Marjorie Cohn join Democracy Now! for the hour to discuss warrantless spying, torture, the Iraq war and the future of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Greenwald is a blogger at Salon.com and author of "A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency." Marjorie Cohn is president of the National Lawyers Guild and author of "Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush...
Aug 06, 2007 | Story
Should Impeachment Be Off the Table? A Debate with Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan, Ex-CIA Analyst Ray McGovern and Democratic Strategist Dan Gerstein

Peace mom Cindy Sheehan has returned from a brief rest to take part in a growing movement for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Impeachment activists have focused efforts on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Judiciary Chair John Conyers who have declared impeachment off the table. The Democratic leaders call the impeachment drive a distraction that would hinder chances at winning the 2008 elections. Cindy Sheehan joins...
Jul 27, 2007 | Story
Outsourcing Intelligence: Author R.J. Hillhouse on How Key National Security Projects Are Contracted to Private Firms

Author R.J. Hillhouse caused a stir in Washington last month when she revealed more than 50 percent of the National Clandestine Service has been outsourced to private firms. Now Hillhouse has exposed private companies are heavily involved in the nation’s most important and most sensitive national security document — the President’s Daily Brief. And there appears to be few safeguards from preventing corporations from inserting...
Jul 26, 2007 | Story
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Could Face Perjury Probe Over Sworn Testimony on Domestic Spying

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is facing a possible perjury investigation over his sworn testimony on the Bush administration’s domestic spy program. Gonzales faces scrutiny over his insistence that a March 2004 meeting with congressional leaders was not called to address the warrantless spying. Gonzales was questioned during a testy Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on misconduct at the Department of Justice. [includes rush...
Jul 26, 2007 | Story
With Release of "Family Jewels," CIA Acknowledges Years of Assassination Plots, Coerced Drug Tests and Domestic Spying

The CIA has released its so-called "family jewels" — nearly 700 pages of documents detailing some if its most infamous and illegal operations dating back to the 1950s. These include assassination plots against foreign leaders, drugs tests on unwitting citizens, wiretapping of U.S. journalists, spying on activists, opening mail, break-ins at the homes of ex-CIA employees and more. We speak with John Prados of the National Security...
Jun 27, 2007 | Story
Ex-Marine Josh Rushing on his Journey from Military Mouthpiece to Al Jazeera Correspondent

Four years ago Josh Rushing helped sell the Iraq war to the American public as a Marine spokesperson when the U.S. invaded Iraq. He’s since retired from the Marines and has started working at an unlikely outlet — the Arabic news channel Al Jazeera International. [includes rush transcript]
Jun 20, 2007 | Story
Exclusive: Facing Seven Years in Jail, Environmental Activist Daniel McGowan Speaks Out About the Earth Liberation Front, the Green Scare and the Government's Treatment of Activists as "Terrorists"

Last week McGowan was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in two acts of arson in Oregon in 2001. The judge ruled that one of the fires was an act of terrorism. He was sentenced along with nine other environmental activists — the government compared the activists to the Ku Klux Klan. We also speak with Lauren Regan of Civil Liberties Defense Center.
Jun 11, 2007 | Story
John Perkins on "The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption"

Today, we spend the hour with a man who claims to have worked deep inside the forces driving corporate globalization. In his first book, "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man", John Perkins told the story of his work as a highly paid consultant hired to strong-arm leaders into creating policy favorable to the U.S. government and corporations — what he calls the "corporatocracy." John Perkins has just come out with a new...
Jun 05, 2007 | Story

‹ Previous 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 … 24 Next ›

Explore Topics

Browse all Topics A to Z

Find Topics

Daily News Digest

Support hard-hitting investigative reporting
on Democracy Now!

Domestic Spying Topics

The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror: ACLU Head Anthony Romero on Civilian Killings in Iraq, Domestic Spying, Torture, John Walker Lindh and More

"The Largest Law Enforcement Agency in America Has Been Manipulated for Political Purposes" - Rep Conyers on Gonzales Legacy

Democrats Capitulate to President Bush as Congress Gives Government Broad New Powers to Conduct Warrantless Surveillance on American Citizens

Should Impeachment Be Off the Table? A Debate with Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan, Ex-CIA Analyst Ray McGovern and Democratic Strategist Dan Gerstein

Outsourcing Intelligence: Author R.J. Hillhouse on How Key National Security Projects Are Contracted to Private Firms

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Could Face Perjury Probe Over Sworn Testimony on Domestic Spying

With Release of "Family Jewels," CIA Acknowledges Years of Assassination Plots, Coerced Drug Tests and Domestic Spying

Ex-Marine Josh Rushing on his Journey from Military Mouthpiece to Al Jazeera Correspondent

Exclusive: Facing Seven Years in Jail, Environmental Activist Daniel McGowan Speaks Out About the Earth Liberation Front, the Green Scare and the Government's Treatment of Activists as "Terrorists"

John Perkins on "The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption"

Show for May 23, 2013

Killing Americans: Jeremy Scahill on Obama Admin’s...

Ríos Montt Genocide Verdict Annulled, But Activists...

Mexican Priest Alejandro Solalinde on Central, South...

Obama Admin Admission of U.S. Drone Strikes Suggests Accidental Killings

Obama to Unveil New Guidelines for Drone Strikes

U.S. to Resume Transfers of Guantánamo Prisoners

Oklahoma Tornado Damage Could Reach $2 Billion

FBI: Slain Orlando Suspect Admitted to Triple Murder with Boston Marathon Bomber

British Soldier Hacked to Death in London Attack

U.S. Threatens Assad with Increased Aid to Rebels

Chicago Approves Largest School Closure in U.S. History

West Point Sergeant Accused of Videotaping Female Cadets in Shower

IRS Division Head Pleads 5th in Congressional Appearance

Questioning Death Penalty, Colorado Governor Grants Reprieve to Prisoner Set for Execution

watch live

weekdays 8-9 am eastern

also available on

Support hard-hitting investigative reportingon Democracy Now!

Domestic Spying Topics

Show for May 23, 2013

watch live

weekdays 8-9 am eastern

also available on

Support hard-hitting investigative reporting
on Democracy Now!