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About emptywheel
Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties. She writes as emptywheel at her eponymous blog, publishes at outlets including Vice, Motherboard, the Nation, the Atlantic, Al Jazeera, and appears frequently on television and radio. She is the author of Anatomy of Deceit, a primer on the CIA leak investigation, and liveblogged the Scooter Libby trial.
Marcy has a PhD from the University of Michigan, where she researched the “feuilleton,” a short conversational newspaper form that has proven important in times of heightened censorship. Before and after her time in academics, Marcy provided documentation consulting for corporations in the auto, tech, and energy industries. She lives with her spouse in Grand Rapids, MI.
Entries by emptywheel
The Government’s Unclear Demands for Emails
/97 Comments/in FISA/by emptywheelNow that Ken Wainstein has confirmed the FISA changes are required by email, we ought to take a second look at the reasons why the email companies oppose immunity. The email companies oppose immunity because it will allow the government to give less than clear guidelines to email providers.
Yet More Straight Talk to Lobbyists
/4 Comments/in 2008 Presidential Election/by emptywheelIn its report on the latest lobbyist to join the McCain team, the Politico focuses on how John Green will help McCain coordinate his messaging with that of Republican party stances in Congress.
With two senators in the race — McCain for the Republicans, and either Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama for the Democrats — Senate leaders have a unique opportunity to create both opportunities and pitfalls for their parties’ candidates