Domestic Spying

Forget the IRS Scandal. Check out the Spying on Occupy.

May 20, 2013

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Think the IRS Was Bad? Try the Spying on Occupy Activists »

By Matthew Rothschild, May 20, 2013

This was not a mere bureaucratic foul-up. It was a systematic effort to monitor leftwing activists who were simply exercising their First Amendment rights.read more

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Spying on Occupy Activists »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 2013 issue

How local law enforcement and Homeland Security help Wall Street.read more

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Alito Shreds Our Rights

February 27, 2013

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Alito Goes to Bat for the NSA »

By Matthew Rothschild, February 27, 2013

His ruling on the FISA amendments gives the government free rein to spy on our communications overseas.read more

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Scott Walker Encourages Citizen Spying »

By Rebecca Kemble, October 3, 2012

If you see something “unsettling,” says Walker, call the cops, who then pass it on to Wisconsin’s fusion centers.
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Pentagon Domestic Spying Files Burst Open

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What Is NorthCom Up To? »

By Matthew Rothschild, February 2009 Issue

The U.S. Northern Command now has a dedicated fighting unit—fresh from Baghdad—for dispatching here at home. Is that even legal?read more

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The Military Spies on Anarchists in Olympia »

By Matthew Rothschild, July 28, 2009

For a couple of years, he was purporting to be an anarchist. But he actually was working for the military at Fort Lewis.read more

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Exclusive! Bush Proposes Regulatory Change to Ease Spying »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 4, 2008

With these Bush guys, you’ve got to read the fine print.

On July 31, they published in the Federal Register a proposed change to Title 28, Section 23, of the Code of Federal Regulations.read more

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ACLU Highlights Risk of “Fusion Centers” »

By Matthew Rothschild, July 30, 2008

On the heels of the Maryland State Police spying scandal, the ACLU is ringing the alarms over “fusion centers.”read more

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New Domestic Snoops Look for Photographs of "No Apparent Aesthetic Value"

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