When The Government Spies On Its Own People

Thirty-five years ago, a midnight break-in at an FBI office revealed “years of systematic wiretapping, infiltration and media manipulation designed to suppress dissent. Underground newspapers were targeted. Students (and their professors) were targeted. Celebrities were targeted. The Communist Party of the U.S.A., the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Student Non-Violent Organizing Committee, the Black Panther Party, the Women’s Strike for Peace — all were targeted.” That was supposed to be the break-in to end all break-ins…