Civil Liberties Minute episodes: Surveillance and the Chilling Effect on First Amendment Rights

9/11 Casualty
May we spend a minute considering one casualty of 9/11 that the mainstream media has largely ignored?

The Secret Truth
One truth we should be able to agree on about government surveillance since 9/11 is that the government makes it almost impossible to find out the truth. The story of New York's secret squad operating out of the city and in the tri-state area.

BPD Spying
Is the Boston Police Department spying on political activists?

Possible Terrorists
Regarding possible terrorists or spies in America, how many files per year do you think the FBI opens?

A Free Society
What caused Civil Rights attorney Harvey Silvergate to angrily exclaim, "There comes a point where police surveillence is so pervasive that it's a misnomer to call a society free."

Civil Liberties Minute: Strangers in the Bathroom
Why do you insist on taking complete strangers with you when you go to the bathroom?

Civil Liberties Minute: The FBI and Your Online Habits
Do you mind if your online habits are monitored and recorded by the FBI?

Civil Liberties Minute: Who Watches the Watchmen?
Who watches the watchmen? Who polices the police?

Civil Liberties Minute: Presumptions
Are people presumptively terrorists if they protest against war, advocate for clean air and water, or favor neutering dogs and cats? Let's ask the FBI.

Civil Liberties Minute: Scope or Grope
On your way to flying in the friendly skies, you have a choice: you can either allow some government bureaucrat to see you naked or let them feel you up.

Civil Liberties Minute: Airport Insecurity
Are you feeling sexually repressed, unfulfilled, awkward, or insecure about your body? Try booking a flight.

Civil Liberties Minute: TSA Keeping "Naked Scanner" Images
Join the line! Step right up! It's showtime! The TSA has been claiming that those naked body scan images wouldn't be and couldn't be stored or recorded. Well, guess what?

Civil Liberties Minute: The 4th Branch
There is now a fourth branch of The United States Government.

Civil Liberties Minute: The "No-Fly" List
Are you on the "No Fly List"? Can you ever get off?

Civil Liberties Minute: Facebook's Privacy Policy
Let's compare Facebook's privacy policy to the U.S. Constitution, shall we?

Civil Liberties Minute: Big Brother and Your Privacy
Big Brother is watching, but Big Brother's invading your privacy may not be the biggest problem with his spying.

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