Things that can and cannot be said
Subtitle: essays and conversations
By: Arundhati Roy and John Cusack
Contributors: Cusack, John, 1966- author; Snowden, Edward J., 1983- interviewee; Ellsberg, Daniel, interviewee
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9781608467174
Subjects: Official secrets; Freedom of information; Electronic surveillance; National security; Internal security
Description: A collection of essays and conversations between the authors as they reflect on their conversations with Daniel Ellsberg and Edward Snowden. They discuss he nature of the state, empire, and surveillance in an era of perpetual war, the meaning of flags and patriotism, the role of foundations and NGOs in limiting dissent, and the ways in which capital but not people can freely cross borders.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-117) and index.
Table of contents: title: Things that can and cannot be said  -- John Cusack; title: "We brought you the promise of the future, but our tongue stammered and barked..."  -- Arundhati Roy; title: Things that can and cannot be said (continued)  -- John Cusack; title: What shall we love?  -- Arundhati Roy; title: "Yes, Virginia, there is a missile gap" -- John Cusack, Daniel Ellsberg, Arundhati Roy, and Edward Snowden in conversation.