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Linda Thomas-Greenfield
May 19, 2022

Spy agencies urged to fix open secret: A lack of diversity

People from certain ethnic groups are underrepresented in jobs across the intelligence community and are less likely to be promoted.
April 12, 2017

No respect: The lies about Susan Rice have to stop

For several days now, former National Security Advisor Susan Rice has been dragged through the mud by everyone from cable…
March 20, 2016

Apple engineers threaten to quit if court ordered to unlock San Bernardino shooter's iPhone

In the face of a possibility the a court might order Apple to create the software that would allow the…
March 20, 2016

Apple engineers threaten to quit if court ordered to unlock San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

In the face of a possibility the a court might order Apple to create the software that would allow the…
July 10, 2014

Report: US spies on prominent Muslim-Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — An online magazine reported Wednesday that the National Security Agency and the FBI covertly scanned the emails…
March 21, 2014

Rand Paul raises specter of MLK to attack President Obama on NSA spying

OPINION - Improper NSA surveillance is serious problem that is much bigger than the 'first black president'...
March 20, 2014

Rand Paul: Ironic that 'first black president' has expanded power of NSA

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — In a university speech, Republican Sen. Rand Paul criticized President Barack Obama and other government leaders…
February 13, 2014

Rand Paul sues President Obama over NSA surveillance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul, a possible Republican presidential candidate, sued the Obama administration Wednesday over the National Security…
January 24, 2014

Holder speaks out on Voter ID, Wall St, NSA in MSNBC exclusive

MSNBC - Attorney General Eric Holder dismissed a new government watchdog report which declared some NSA programs illegal, insisting that…
January 17, 2014

President Obama to NSA: Stop saving phone data

theGRIO REPORT - Bowing to concerns from both the public and members of Congress, President Obama announced Friday his administration…
September 16, 2013

iPhone fingerprint technology: Should blacks be wary?

OPINION - Conspiracy theorists are having a field day with the new iPhone technology, calling it Big Brother’s dream come…
August 21, 2013

Where is the white liberal outrage on stop-and-frisk?

OPINION - Digital surveillance summons fears about privacy. State-sanctioned physical surveillance produces fears about safety and ultimately fear for one’s…
August 16, 2013

Oliver Stone calls Obama a ‘snake’ we have to ‘turn on’

theGRIO REPORT - Outspoken liberal filmmaker Oliver Stone has been highly critical of President Barack Obama in the past, but…
August 9, 2013

Obama shifts on NSA programs, calls for greater accountability

theGRIO REPORT - When President Obama was first asked about controversial National Security agencies programs two months ago, he struck…
August 9, 2013

Obama pledges more oversight of NSA surveillance

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he'll work with Congress to change the oversight of some of the National…
July 25, 2013

In rebuke of Obama, most House Democrats back ending NSA phone collection program

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House narrowly rejected a challenge to the National Security Agency's secret collection of hundreds of millions…
July 9, 2013

Does it matter that a black judge leads America’s secret court?

OPINION - Should we care about Judge Walton? Or should we be proud of him?...
June 18, 2013

Obama rejects Bush comparison on NSA programs

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama, in his first extended remarks since the disclosure of two National Security Agency programs that…
June 17, 2013

Poll: Obama’s ratings slip following recent controversies

NBC NEWS - The series of controversies in Washington over the last month have taken a political toll on President…
June 13, 2013

History of black surveillance influences African-American attitudes on spying

ANALYSIS - The black community has decades of experience being monitored, so this type of surveillance is nothing new...