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TomDispatch, ContributorA regular antidote to the mainstream media. Is there any privacy left, let alone a right to privacy? 08/28/2018 12:55 pm ET This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. By Judith Coburn Now that we know we are surveilled 24/7 by the National Security Agency, the FBI, local police, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, hackers, the Russians, the Chinese, the North Koreans, data brokers, private spyware groups like Black Cube, and companies from which we’ve ordered swag on the internet, is there still any “right to be forgotten,” as the Europeans call it? Is there any privacy left, let alone a right to privacy? In a world in which most people reveal their intimate secrets voluntarily, posting them on social media and ignoring the pleas of security experts to protect their data with strong passwords ― don’t use your birth date, your telephone number, or … [Read more...] about A Private Investigator On Living In A Surveillance Culture

TomDispatch, ContributorA regular antidote to the mainstream media. When people like a politician’s lies better than they like the truth, it’s tough to change their minds. 09/24/2018 03:50 pm ET This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. By Arnold R. Isaacs It’s easy ― and not wrong ― to think that truth is in dire danger in the era of Donald Trump. His own record of issuing breathtaking falsehoods from the exalted platform of the White House is unprecedented in American history. So is his consistent refusal to back down when a statement is proven false. In Trump’s world, those who expose his lies are the liars and facts that show he was wrong are “fake news.” In this war on truth, Trump has several important allies. One is the shameful silence of Republican politicians who don’t challenge his misstatements for fear of giving offense to his … [Read more...] about The War On Truth Didn’t Begin With Donald Trump

Human rights lawyers had a different view of the man, whom they and human rights advocates around the world saw as a prisoner of conscience. Within the prison, he had earned the begrudging respect of his guards, to the point that some of them politely called him "doctor of law," while others called him "hero" or even "head of state."For three years, Cu Huy Ha Vu had turned prison into yet another courtroom: winning better treatment for his fellow prisoners and assisting them in their legal struggles. Now, at last, he had won his own battle, though the victory came at no small price. When the guards escorted Vu out of the prison, they were ordered to take him directly to an airport. He was flown to the United States, whose diplomats had wangled an early release on medical grounds. It is unlikely he will ever set foot in Vietnam again."They forced me to go directly from prison to the airport, and from the airport to fly directly to the U.S.," Vu says. "They didn't let me visit my home, … [Read more...] about The most dangerous job in law

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By Matt Dempsey, Maya Miller, and Special from Elecitonland Published 11:26 am CST, Tuesday, November 6, 2018 >>WHEN YOU HEAD TO THE POLLS: What to do if you have an issue and more >>WHEN YOU HEAD TO THE POLLS: What to do if you have an issue and more Photo: Facebook: Rolanda Anthony 11. If a problem arises, Ray said, he urges people to call the County Attorney's Office at (713) 755-5101 to report it. "Don't just go home mad," he said. 11. If a problem arises, Ray said, he urges people to call the County Attorney's Office at (713) 755-5101 to report it. "Don't just go home mad," he said. Photo: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer 10. What's the deal with Voter Identification? If you have a typical state-issued photo ID, like a driver's license or a personal ID card, you must present it when voting. If you do not … [Read more...] about Poll worker directs racist language at a north Houston voter