EPISODE · Feb 10, 2018 · 15 MIN
COINTELPRO
from The Counterpower Half Hour · host The Counterpower Half Hour
The violation of citizens' privacy by their governments has become a huge issue in recent years. But state surveillance of citizens isn't anything new. In this episode, we examine COINTELPRO, the FBI's counterintelligence program during the 1950s and 1960s which targeted political dissenters and challengers of the status quo.
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The violation of citizens' privacy by their governments has become a huge issue in recent years. But state surveillance of citizens isn't anything new. In this episode, we examine COINTELPRO, the FBI's counterintelligence program during the 1950s and 1960s which targeted political dissenters and challengers of the status quo.
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