Kerry Howley’s new book shows how the government distorts reality to turn whistleblowers into public enemies.

How the transparency collective DDoSecrets eclipsed Julian Assange

Spencer Ackerman’s new book argues that the forever wars created the conditions for Trump’s rise.

Biden says he wants to restore faith in the U.S. government, but he’s slow-footing the reforms that would end the destructive crackdown practices of his predecessors.

House leadership included the measure in a government funding bill—and even members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus went along with it.

How a fiction writer transformed the NSA whistleblower into a tragic hero

What do your smartphone and the world’s most advanced fighter jet have in common? The Trump administration can’t protect them from hackers.

A relatively narrow indictment leaves critics to wonder if the threat to press freedom fits the crime.

Silicon Valley’s emerging role in America’s forever war

What happens when the president goes to war with his own spies?

How the all-male citations in a profile of a major American journalist obscure a crucial nuance about Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election

In attempting to both appease the intelligence community and ostensibly roll back its powers, lawmakers are making a mockery of the reform effort.

Why the Trump era represents a real opportunity to reform the NSA’s surveillance program.

From the Pentagon Papers to Trump: How Washington gained the upper hand against whistleblowers.

"RISK," a new documentary from Laura Poitras, follows the WikiLeaks founder for six tumultuous years.

Rand Paul smells a political opportunity in the president's wiretapping conspiracy theory about Obama. The senator is being foolish and naive.

The choice is simple: pardon him, or abandon him to the mercy of Trump.

A guide to the incidents that fleetingly transfixed us in 2016.