News & Commentary
Stalling on Surveillance Reform Could Cost the GOP
NSA reform could be the thorn in the side of the Republican Party next year.
By By Neema Singh Guliani, ACLU Legislative Counsel
The Army Is Making Me Choose Between My Faith and My Country
All my life, I've dreamed of serving my country.
By By Iknoor Singh
THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT Circles Liberty’s Torch
Today, on Veterans Day, on the 11th day of the 11th month, an aircraft began circling the Statue of Liberty trailing a banner that read “THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT.”
By By David Birkin
British Spying Is Our Problem, Too
The chilling effect of surveillance may be spreading across the Atlantic.
By By Alex Sinha, Aryeh Neier Fellow, Human Rights Watch & ACLU
The U.N. Puts America on the Hot Seat for Torture
The eyes of the international community will be focused on the United States this week. Government representatives will appear before the U.N. Committee against Torture to defend U.S. compliance with the anti-torture treaty the United States ratified 20 years ago.
By By Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program
If America Is Going to Reveal the Truth About Torture, Obama Must End Gitmo’s Cover-Up Court
This piece originally appeared at The Guardian.
By By Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director, ACLU
Uncle Sam's Databases of Suspicion
This piece originally ran at TomDispatch.com.
By By Hina Shamsi, Director, ACLU National Security Project & Matthew Harwood, Media Strategist, ACLU
The Fight to Take Back Our Genes Moves to Canada
The fight against gene patents has migrated north.
By By Sandra S. Park, Staff Attorney, ACLU Women's Rights Project
Keep it Simple With Net Neutrality
Chairman Tom Wheeler at the Federal Communications Commission is moving in the right direction toward true net neutrality. He deserves some plaudits for abandoning the deeply flawed proposal put forward last May, which would have allowed broadband providers to create fast lanes on the internet for those who can pay (and traffic jams for the rest of us).
By By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
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