Government Surveillance, Corporate Power, and Public Resistance
If we want to prevent ourselves from becoming silenced, compliant subjects in a corporatized society where everything we do passes through technology connected to a militarized surveillance grid, we should resist by declaring allegiance to all who dare defend their rights and freedoms by exercising them. Here are some suggestions for rolling back the surveillance state.
Although the muckraking movement eventually waned in popularity, current-day investigative reporting requires the same dogged determination to uncover injustices, usually of politicians, corporations, and government. Bill Kurtis—whose name is synonymous with investigative journalism—takes his truth-…
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Young advocates pleaded their case when they asked their coach for more playing time on the field or court. Game plan: present the facts favorably and convincingly (“If you give me more playing time, I’ll study harder.”); draw on precedent (“The one time I played the entire game, we won.”); consider…
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When the chief justice—not exactly an emblem of lenience—slams Congress for limiting judicial sentencing discretion, it’s time for a closer look at penal policy-making. When voters, judges and even prosecutors in California urge flexibility in the state’s harsh “Three Strikes” laws, while legislator…
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After the case was dismissed, plaintiffs announced plans to appeal, if necessary to the Supreme Court. Facing little likelihood of success, is their pursuit of reparations pointless? Or is it prophetic, propelling an injustice into the courtroom and into the public’s conscience ahead of its time?
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It is simply not practical for a Legal Aid attorney to argue that the government may have been involved in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing – even if the theory has merit. After all, a lawyer could incur the wrath of a prickly presiding judge.
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