All US army bases are blocking access to all reporting about Snowden's revelations of mass surveillance.

The authoritarians who have hijacked our government would block access for all of us if they could — and this blockage may be a precursor to that.

Glenn Greenwald called this a "prestigious award for good journalism", and he's right. But it is more than an award — it is an opportunity for activism.

Is there a US military base near you?

Print many copies of a few banned articles giving lots of substance about the issues, showing clearly the well-known newspapers or magazines they came from, and make a big sign saying, "MASSIVE SPYING: THE US WANTS TO STOP YOU FROM READING THIS". Stand near the road, far enough away from the gate of the base — perhaps around the next corner in the road, so that soldiers driving by can stop unobserved — and hold the sign. Give copies to the people who stop and ask for them.

Bring a friend with a videocamera to discourage anyone from messing with your constitutional rights.

Everyone: call on San Diego to drop its prosecution of Jeff Olson for writing a protest slogan on the sidewalk in wash-away chalk.

Many in England tell the Welsh nationalist party they wish it offered to represent them in England, because of its progressive position.

Perhaps its Welsh supporters could be persuaded they don't need to separate from England, if they could instead govern England with their English allies.

Putin offered Snowden asylum if he stops revealing US dirty secrets. Putin realizes that Snowden won't want to accept this offer, because he does not seek personal safety at the cost of letting his country down.

President Correa rejected helping Snowden reach Ecuador to apply for asylum.

He also said he would consider a US request to deny him asylum. I find this extremely disappointing.

Here is the private (leaked) letter that Snowden sent to Correa.

Campaigning to change the traditional scorn for widows in parts of Africa.

There is no stigma on widows in the US or Europe, so this one seems absurd to us. However, we do have a tradition of scorn for other groups, such as homosexuals, prostitutes, and ephebophiles, and most people in the US and Europe find that as natural as scorn for widows seems in parts of Africa.