Patriot Act
How Can the Left Stop the Patriot Act? Be More Like the Tea Party
An op-ed from Demand Progress director David Segal on how liberals and progressives can win the surveillance debate.
Rand Paul Is Filibustering the Patriot Act Right With Glorious Ramblings
Sit tight, he’ll go as long as he can.
Rand Paul Is Filibustering the Patriot Act Right Now
"I will not let the Patriot Act, the most unpatriotic of acts, go unchallenged."
Watch the ACLU and Tea Party's New Anti-Patriot Act Ad
Just how bad is the Patriot Act? Bad enough for the ACLU and the Tea Party to agree on something, apparently.
The New NSA Reform Bill Would Give the Government Even More Power to Spy on Your Smartphone
On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill to rein in the NSA's dragnet phone surveillance programs. But as the debate moves to the Senate, it's not clear whether we're debating a phone dragnet or an Internet one.
New Mass Surveillance Laws Come to Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, as the NSA May Have Its Wings Clipped
Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Act and France’s Projet de loi relatif au renseignement were approved by their respective parliaments last week.
The NSA's Bulk Collection of Your Telephone Data Is Illegal, Appeals Court Rules
Congress never intended the bulk collection of Americans' phone records under the Patriot Act, the court ruled.
A New Standoff Has Emerged as the Future of Patriot Act Is in Flux
Key elements of the Patriot Act are set to expire, but Sen. Mitch McConnell may avoid a vote on its future and just extend it.
Debate Over France’s New Intelligence Bill Brings Fear of Surveillance State
French lawmakers have spent this week debating a proposed law that has raised concerns over privacy and the government's power to implement a system of mass surveillance.
Rand Paul Is the Only Serious Anti Surveillance Presidential Candidate
Paul was fighting government surveillance long before we knew the NSA was out of control.
John Oliver to Edward Snowden: 'No One Knows Who the Fuck You Are'
Oliver gives Snowden some much-needed real talk. Will it change anything?
James Clapper: Kill the Patriot Act, But Don't Blame Me If Another 9/11 Happens
The bulk collection of phone call data hasn't prevented any terrorist attacks, but the US wants to keep it anyway.