Agenda for journalists

… The tragedy in Paris was met almost immediately with promises from Western politicians to increase surveillance and bulk-data collection in order to prevent future attacks—surely the opposite of what the left-libertarian Charlie Hebdo would have endorsed. British Prime Minister David Cameron stated that there should be no communication that “we [i.e., the government] cannot read.”

 … No matter how twisted and confused the attackers’ logic and loyalties were, Western war-making is inseparable from the creation of new forms of terror. We should keep this in mind as the United States proceeds on its latest intervention, this time in Syria, where new evidence indicates that a US coalition strike may have killed fifty civilians.

…Standing in solidarity with journalists around the world means opposing reckless actions by the United States abroad that make us all less safe, but journalists in conflict zones in particular. It also means continuing to combat surveillance at home—especially surveillance of the press. These struggles honor the journalists who have died by defending those who carry on the fight.

What Americans Should Do After Charlie Hebdo