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Glenn Greenwald is a constitutional law attorney and writes for the Guardian. He is the author of four books, most recently "With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful." subscribe to Glenn Greenwald's feed

Glenn Greenwald: How the Marriage Equality Movement Is Uprooting Centuries of Religious and Social Dogma

Posted on: Mar 26, 2013, Source: The Guardian

The success of the marriage equality movement shows us that we shouldn't be defeatist about social change.

Why Noam Chomsky Is the Subject of Relentless Attacks by Corporate Media and Establishment 'Intellectuals'

Posted on: Mar 23, 2013, Source: The Guardian

Greenwald: "no living political writer who has more radically changed how more people think in more parts of the world about political issues than he."

Glenn Greenwald: Meet the Journalist Rotting in Prison for Crossing the FBI

Posted on: Mar 22, 2013, Source: The Guardian

Prosecutorial abuse is becoming the preeminent weapon used by the US government to destroy online activism and journalism.

Glenn Greenwald: Remember When Obama Vowed to Protect Whistleblowers?

Posted on: Mar 15, 2013, Source: The Guardian

Obama promised transparency. We now have a Presidential administration as secretive as Bush's.

The NY Times and Obama Officials Collaborate to Prosecute a US Citizen After He Was Executed

Posted on: Mar 11, 2013, Source: The Guardian

A joint media-government attempt to justify the assassination of a US citizen ends up doing the opposite.

Glenn Greenwald: Why the Obama Administration's Persecution of Bradley Manning Should Terrify Us All

Posted on: Mar 5, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

The Government's charges portend a dangerous new world for journalists and whistleblowers.

Bradley Manning: The Face of Heroism

Posted on: Mar 2, 2013, Source: The Guardian

Courage is embodied by Bradley Manning and the acts which he unflinchingly acknowledged Friday he chose to undertake.

Obama Officials Refuse to Say If They Believe They Can Assassinate American Citizens on US Soil

Posted on: Feb 22, 2013, Source: The Guardian

The administration's extreme secrecy is beginning to lead Senators to impede John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA.

Glenn Greenwald: How Can Anyone Still Believe That America Is the Greatest Country on Earth?

Posted on: Feb 18, 2013, Source: Comment Is Free

How the nationalistic mantra of "the greatest country in the world" hurts America.

Lawmakers Threaten Funding of Brooklyn College for Hosting Event on Campaign Against Israel

Posted on: Feb 6, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

Heated politics over a major event for the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign.

Obama's Failure to Punish Banks Should Be Causing Serious Social Unrest

Posted on: Jan 23, 2013, Source: The Guardian

A new PBS Frontline report examines outrageous steps Obama's administration took to protect Wall St. Wall Street from prosecutions.

Glenn Greenwald: MLK's Vehement Condemnation of American Militarism

Posted on: Jan 21, 2013, Source: The Guardian

His vital April 4, 1967 speech is a direct repudiation of the sophistry now used to defend US violence and aggression

Mali: Your One-Stop Shop for Understanding the Propaganda and Cynical Tactics of Western Intervention

Posted on: Jan 15, 2013, Source: The Guardian

The west African nation becomes the eighth country in the last four years alone where Muslims are killed by the west.

Glenn Greenwald: Woman Imprisoned for Life for Minor Drug Offense; Banking Giant Immune to Justice for Massive Drug Laundering

Posted on: Dec 17, 2012, Source: Comment Is Free

Justice is dead in America.

Obamacare Architect Leaves White House for Pharmaceutical Industry Job

Posted on: Dec 5, 2012, Source: The Guardian

Few people embody the corporatist revolving door greasing Washington as purely as Elizabeth Fowler

Americans Can't Pretend the US Is a Neutral Party in the Israeli Assault on Gaza

Posted on: Nov 17, 2012, Source: The Guardian

The Obama administration's unstinting financial, military and diplomatic support for Israel is a key enabling force in the conflict.

Is God a Civil Libertarian? How the American Surveillance State Devoured General Petraeus

Posted on: Nov 14, 2012, Source: The Guardian

That the stars of America's national security establishment are being devoured by out-of-control surveillance is a form of sweet justice.

Glenn Greenwald: The Right Is Crippled -- Now Let's Make Sure Dems Don't Sell Out Social Security and Medicare

Posted on: Nov 7, 2012, Source: Comment Is Free

The delirium of liberals this morning is understandable. By all rights, they should expect to be a more powerful force in Washington. But what are they going to get from it?

Time Magazine's Joe Klein Makes a Sociopathic Defense for Killing Children with Drones

Posted on: Oct 27, 2012, Source: The Guardian

Reflecting the Obama legacy and US culture, the columnist makes the shocking argument: "the bottom line is: 'whose 4-year-olds get killed?'"

Obama Has Broken New Ground - In the Unilateral Assassination of People He Deems our Enemy

Posted on: Aug 5, 2012, Source: Salon

Obama's call for transparency is a bit hypocritical when you look at his record on targeted killings.

Why People Cave in to Extremist Ideas That Were Once Unthinkable

Posted on: Jul 31, 2012, Source: Salon

What was once radical and taboo have arrived as fixtures in American society.

Glenn Greenwald: That the NYT's Tom Friedman Is Considered One of the US's 'Foreign Policy Experts' Is a National Embarrassment

Posted on: Jul 26, 2012, Source: Salon

Friedman's status among American elites is a potent metaphor for understanding the nation's imperial decline.

America's Own Pet Terror Organization Gets a Very Special Treatment

Posted on: Jul 15, 2012, Source: Salon

The Huffington Post publishes, and then deletes, a post by a MeK spokesman. What does this tell us about Terrorism?

Glenn Greenwald: There Is Nothing Brave About Murdering Innocents by Remote Control

Posted on: Jul 11, 2012, Source: Salon

Whatever one thinks of the justifiability of drone attacks, it’s one of the least “brave” or courageous modes of warfare ever invented.

Glenn Greenwald: How America's Surveillance State Breeds Conformity and Fear

Posted on: Jul 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Once the government is able to monitor everything we do and say, we will be unable to fight back.

Glenn Greenwald: Why It's Epically Important That Obama Endorsed Gay Marriage

Posted on: May 11, 2012, Source: The Guardian

One can quibble with Obama's rationale. But one cannot reasonably question the importance of his act.

Glenn Greenwald: Will America Do Anything to Preserve Its Empire?

Posted on: Mar 21, 2012, Source: The Guardian

No wonder anti-US sentiment is growing: Afghans have been excluded from the judicial process after the shooting that left 16 dead.

Glenn Greenwald: The Real Reason the GOP Primary Is a Pathetic, Incompetent Clown Show

Posted on: Dec 27, 2011, Source: Comment Is Free

Because Barack Obama has adopted so many core Republican beliefs -- particularly in the realm of foreign policy -- the Republican race is a shambles.

Making Citizens Enemy Combatants: Glenn Greenwald on Bradley Manning and the NDAA

Posted on: Dec 19, 2011, Source: Democracy Now!

Constitutional lawyer and blogger Glenn Greenwald speaks to Amy Goodman about the Manning hearings and the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens.

Glenn Greenwald: The Heroic Bradley Manning Faces 30 Charges, Some Punishable By Death -- Why He Deserves a Medal Instead

Posted on: Dec 15, 2011, Source: The Guardian

The real crimes exposed by this episode are those committed by the US government, not Manning.

How the Legal System Was Deep-Sixed to Serve Elite America and Occupy Wall Street Became Inevitable

Posted on: Oct 25, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

As was not true in recent decades, the American relationship with wealth inequality is in a state of rapid transformation.

Glenn Greenwald: Why Do We Harass Muslims But Not White, Nordic Males?

Posted on: Jul 26, 2011, Source: Democracy Now!

The response to the Norway attacks shows that the world "terrorism" has no meaning -- aside from when it's used to bash Muslims.

Glenn Greenwald: What Obama's Reckless Treatment of Bradley Manning Reveals About Our "Nation of Laws"

Posted on: Apr 24, 2011, Source: Salon

Obama invoked America's status as a "nation of laws" to justify Manning's punishment; this is a President who has embraced much of the lawlessness of the Bush administration.

Glenn Greenwald: Why Do We Assume Obama's Actually Trying to Enact a Progressive Agenda?

Posted on: Apr 17, 2011, Source: Salon

What evidence is there that Obama truly wants progressive outcomes?

Glenn Greenwald: How the US Government Strikes Fear in Its Own Citizens and People Around the World

Posted on: Mar 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

In a recent speech, Glenn Greenwald discussed how the government and media treatment of WikiLeaks reveals a total lack of respect for the law and government transparency.

The Great Kagan Supreme Court Debate

Posted on: May 12, 2010, Source: Democracy Now!

Two leading legal experts debate the pros and cons of Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan.

How Americans Are Propagandized About Afghanistan

Posted on: Apr 9, 2010, Source: Salon

No matter how many times this process is exposed, the Pentagon's relentless propaganda machine never seems to diminish.

Obama Confidant's Spine-Chilling Proposal to 'Cognitively Infiltrate' Conspiracy Theorist Groups

Posted on: Jan 19, 2010, Source: Salon

Recent paper by Obama adviser Cass Sunstein proposes bizarre methods to stamp out "false conspiracy theories," including taxing the people who engage in them.

Revealed: Spying Abuses 'Systemic' In Recent Months -- Which Is Exactly What the 2008 FISA Law Was Designed to Do

Posted on: Apr 16, 2009, Source: Salon

New reports about NSA spying are the inevitable result of last year's FISA-gutting law, which the Democrats supported.

Obama and Liberals: A Counter-Productive Relationship

Posted on: Feb 13, 2009, Source: Salon

There's a lot of harm that comes from a political faction being beholden to a leader rather than to any actual ideas or political principles.

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