Boston Review  |  May-June 2014
The NSA, with the cooperation of some large firms, has amassed an unprecedented database of personal information. The ostensible goal in collecting that information is to protect national security. The effect, according to former FCC Chair Reed Hundt, is to undermine democracy. How should we respond? Hundt proposes a new social compact that encourages citizens to actively defend their privacy. Responding in this vital forum are Richard Stallman, Evgeny Morozov, Bruce Schneier, and others.
Also in this issue are essays on Dora Russell and the evolution of Feminism, Vivian Gornick in defense of narcissism, Vesla Weaver on citizenship and incarceration, plus a column on whether Get Out the Vote is bad for democracy, new fiction and poetry, and much more.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Boston Review May-June 2014.