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EPISODE · Aug 7, 2025 · 21 MIN

Trump Authorizes New, More Dangerous Surveillance State

from WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast · host Scott Harris

Interview with Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch.com writer, longtime political activist, and adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco, conducted by Scott Harris.Rebecca Gordon discusses her important coverage of how the Trump regime is expanding the “surveillance state” targeting perceived enemies to extend and consolidate authoritarian power.Gordon taught philosophy at the University of San Francisco. A long-time political activist, she’s presently retired from teaching but remains active with the faculty union and writes regularly for TomDispatch.com. She is the author of several books, including "Mainstreaming Torture" and "American Nuremberg."

Interview with Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch.com writer, longtime political activist, and adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco, conducted by Scott Harris.Rebecca Gordon discusses her important coverage of how the Trump regime is expanding the “surveillance state” targeting perceived enemies to extend and consolidate authoritarian power.Gordon taught philosophy at the University of San Francisco. A long-time political activist, she’s presently retired from teaching but remains active with the faculty union and writes regularly for TomDispatch.com. She is the author of several books, including "Mainstreaming Torture" and "American Nuremberg."

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