Glenn Greenwald took time out of his busy day to do an interview with Luke Rudkowski, while he was on his way to Washington D.C. The two discussed possible solutions to the problems we’re facing and his personal reasons for getting involved.
Via WeAreChange
Via WeAreChange
Glenn Greenwald (CC)
Via Alternet:
Once the government is able to monitor everything we do and say, we will be unable to fight back.
Editor’s note: The following is a transcript of a speech delivered by Glenn Greenwald at this month’s Socialism 2012 conference, on the massive growth of government and corporate surveillance and their chilling effects on Americans’ rights.
Last year was my maiden trip to the Socialism 2012 world. I started off by standing up and saying — I was actually surprised by this, pleasantly surprised, because I didn’t know what to expect — how amazingly inspirational I actually found this conference to be. The energy of activism and the sophisticated level of the conversation and the commitment that people displayed and the diversity of the attendees, really is unlike any other conference. And so when I was asked back this year, I was super excited to come back and accept.
