• The Series of Tubes: Nihilists and Anarchists and Activists, Oh My!

    Noah Gordon
    August 9, 2013
    It's easy to become numb to the ever-worsening trickle of news relating to the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance programs. That's understandable — but the Series of Tubes is here to help you stay vigilant.

  • Protests, Marches and Picnics on Tap for '1984 Day'

    Noah Gordon
    August 2, 2013
    The leaders of the grassroots coalition Restore the Fourth think the NSA’s recently revealed activities bear an eerie resemblance to Orwell's vision. They've declared this Sunday “1984 Day” and have called for activists around the country to join them for a day of protests, marches and even picnics.

  • The Series of Tubes: A Watershed Moment

    Noah Gordon
    July 26, 2013
    The biggest news of the week was the near-victory of an amendment in the House of Representatives that would have defunded the National Security Agency's bulk phone-data-collection program.

  • The Series of Tubes: Surveillance Blues

    Noah Gordon
    July 19, 2013
    Surveillance again dominated the news this week. Members of Congress started speaking up about the National Security Agency’s spying programs, lawsuits piled up on the NSA's doormat and a couple of hackers turned a Verizon signal booster into a personal wiretapper.

  • The Series of Tubes: The Good, the Bad and the Absurd

    Noah Gordon
    July 15, 2013
    The past two weeks have been fully of juicy news — some good, some bad and some just plain silly. Here are a few stories that caught our attention. In the mix: a popular nationwide protest, a site that reveals what our metadata looks like to the National Security Agency and George Orwell's “telescreen” brought to life.

  • Thousands Protest to Restore the Fourth

    Noah Gordon
    July 10, 2013
    On July 4, an estimated 20,000 protesters took to the streets across the country in defense of the Fourth Amendment — and in response to the revelations about the National Security Agency's spying programs.

  • We Knew We Were Being Spied On

    Noah Gordon
    June 13, 2013

    The recent revelations about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs came as a shock for much of the nation. But here’s the thing about my so-called “millennial” generation: We’ve known all along that we’re being watched.