Former Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield, whose mother was killed in the mass shooting at Tops Market in Buffalo, said if there is nothing lawmakers are willing to do to end domest…
4,881 viewsThe Common Good hosted a virtual conversation regarding the rise of domestic terrorism in the United States. Experts and academics, including former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (…
510 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hosted a remote hearing on white supremacists infiltrating police departments. Witnesses included law enforcem…
5,896 viewsA Senate subcommittee convened a hearing to examine protecting free speech and preventing violent demonstrations. Several members talked about the rise in violent demonstrations by groups li…
10,927 viewsFormer FBI agent Mike German talked about his book, The Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy, in which he argued that the FBI has shifted its focus from law enfo…
1,270 viewsTamer Elnoury talked about his book, American Radical, about his experience fighting domestic terrorism in America. He is interviewed by Michael German, author of Thinking Like a Terrorist.
2,444 viewsIn presentations on international views and laws related to U.S. intelligence gathering and data collection, Alan Butler presented a short talk, “Schrems and the International Backlash Again…
473 viewsPanelist talked about ways to counter violent extremism (CVE) efforts across the U.S. without further stigmatizing Muslims and other marginalized groups. The panelists gave presentations on …
603 viewsA Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts convened a hearing on the use of the term “radical Islam” in government documents and combating…
72,120 viewsFormer Senators Walter Mondale (D-MN) and Gary Hart (D-CO) and Mr. Schwartz talked about their work on the Church Committee, one of Congress’s first forays into major reforms of the American…
678 viewsFormer Church Committee staff members Peter Fenn, Judge Paul Michel, and Patrick Shea talked about current and future oversight of intelligence agencies. “Key Takeaways and Next Steps” we…
228 viewsPanelists talked about the current and future oversight of intelligence agencies. Among the speakers were a number of former Congressional staffers who worked on intelligence oversight for l…
520 viewsThe Government Accountability Project and other supporters of whistleblower protections held the first day of a two-day assembly to raise support for the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement…
1,116 viewsPanelists talked about the first year of the Obama administration’s counterterrorism policies. Topics included the attempted Christmas Day bombing of Northwest Flight 253. Following their re…
197 viewsWitnesses testified about the USA PATRIOT Act focusing on portions of the Act being considered for re-authorization and renewal. Among the topics they addressed were the use of wiretaps, ope…
830 viewsIn the third of several panels of a day-long event titled, “Counterterroism and the Obama Administration,” participants spoke about surveillance and intelligence. Among the topics they addre…
180 viewsA panel discussion was held on protecting individual privacy when intelligence agencies share information. Lisa Graves moderated. “The Way Forward: Privacy and Domestic Intelligence a…
203 viewsMike German moderated a panel on electronic surveillance and privacy rights. Among the issues addressed were increased surveillance of private citizens by the government as part of counterte…
688 viewsMike German held a discussion on national security versus civil liberties with students from around the nation participating in the Close Up program. The event was held at MHz Studios in …
85 viewsMike German talked about his book, Thinking Like a Terrorist: Insights of a Former FBI Undercover Agent. He described the mindset of the terrorists he encountered as an undercover counterter…
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