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Domestic dissent can change US foreign policy for the better Mark Weisbrot

From the Vietnam era to the Iraq war, it's clear that the moral authority of protest has altered US government behaviour

Several years ago, I had lunch with a US government official who told me about a trip that I had taken, that almost nobody knew about.

Why math-fans really love settheory

Turns out, math fans dig set theory for almost exactly the same reason that some Christian fundamentalists absolutely hate it — all that messy uncertainty, which is either an affront to the idea of intelligent design or really, really sexy and fascinating, depending on your outlook.

The whistleblowers: 'The truth sets you free'

Edward Snowden's leaks about the NSA's electronic surveillance make him one of the most damaging whistleblowers in history.

Edward Snowden: saving us from the United Stasi of America Daniel Ellsberg

Snowden's whistleblowing gives us a chance to roll back what is tantamount to an 'executive coup' against the US constitution

In my estimation, there has not been in American history a more important leak than Edward Snowden's release of NSA material and that definitely includes the Pentag

Could The Guardian win a Pulitzer for Edward Snowden's NSA revelations?

Forgive me for praising The Guardian, but I cannot ignore the genuine world exclusive it has been publishing over the last couple of days about the scale of surveillance by the US secret service.

Surveillance in the US and UK: Spreading national insecurity Editorial

The actions of whistleblowers may embarrass governments. But where legislatures and judges fail, whistleblowers keep open the only channel left for public accountability

From the angry and menacing to the more relaxed and thoughtful, there have been a variety of reactions to the Guardian's

Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations

The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA's history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended on hiding in the shadows

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Google Glass: 5 Industries It Will Change Forever

Guest author Joe Levy is CEO of clearCi, which helps companies collect, analyze manage and share intelligence.


What was once only science fiction is now becoming a reality.

Intellectual Ventures Responds To This American Life & President Obama By... Filing More Patent Lawsuits

Ah, Intellectual Ventures. Over the weekend, This American Life ran their report updating a critical look at Intellectual Ventures from two years ago by showing that the shell company, whose patent IV had insisted was a perfect example of IV helping small inventors get their due was (a) completely

The CIA Invests in Robot Writers

The Obama administration may be shifting control of the country's drone program from the Central Intelligence Agency to the Pentagon, but robots can still find jobs at Langley — as writers, apparently.