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Democracy Now: Will Cybersecurity Act Increase Domestic Surveillance, Violate Privacy Rights?

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As it heads toward a House vote, critics say the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) would allow private internet companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft to hand over troves of confidential customer records and communications to the National Security Agency, FBI and Department of Homeland Security, effectively legalizing a secret domestic surveillance program already run by the NSA. Backers say the measure is needed to help private firms crackdown on foreign entities — including the Chinese and Russian governments — committing online economic espionage. The bill has faced widespread opposition from online privacy advocates and even the Obama administration, which has threatened a veto. We speak with Michelle Richardson, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union.

Obama Administration Vows to Veto CISPA

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On Thursday, US Congress debated the highly controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing Protection Act (CISPA). Critics of the bill are concerned how, if passed, CISPA will allow companies to obtain private information from its users and hand it over to the federal government. Although US lawmakers spent Thursday discussing the proposed bill, the Obama administration has claimed they will strongly advise the president to veto the legislation if it makes its way to the White House. Trevor Timm, activist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, joins us with the latest on CISPA.

New Episode of Weekly Webcast ‘Left of Black’ to Feature Noted Black Economist William “Sandy” Darity

New Episode of Weekly Webcast ‘Left of Black’ to Feature Noted Black Economist William “Sandy” Darity

On the September 19^th broadcast of ‘Left of Black’ host Mark Anthony Neal is joined by noted economist William “Sandy” Darity, the Arts & Sciences Professor of Public Policy, Professor of African and African-American Studies and Economics at Duke University. 

Darity discusses the Obama Administration’s methods of tackling the economic crisis and reveals his own approach to combating unemployment.  The professor then delves into his projects that educate youth by providing “gifted-quality education” and teaching research skills.  Darity, who is Chair of the Department of African and African-American Studies at Duke, also highlights the importance of African and African American studies to all Americans.   

The episode will also feature Duchess Harris, associate professor of American studies at Macalester College in Minnesota and author of Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Obama.  In her book, Harris tours the movements of black feminist women under different presidencies and tells the story of the formation of the National Black Feminists Organization and Combahee River Collective, while highlighting how the face of feminism changes.  Harris also discusses the current controversy surrounding the film The Help.

“Left of Black” airs at 1:30 p.m. (EST) on Mondays on Duke's Ustream channel, ustream.tv/dukeuniversity. Viewers are invited to participate in a Twitter conversation with Neal and featured guests while the show airs using hash tags #LeftofBlack or #dukelive.  

"Left of Black" is recorded and produced at the John Hope Franklin Center of International and Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke.

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