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A Misleading Moment of Celebration for a New Surveillance Program
While some foes of mass surveillance were celebrating, Thomas Drake sounded decidedly glum.
Why Do People With No Chance of Being Elected Run for President?
The Quixotic journey of pursuing the presidency is not to be taken lightly.
Who Pays Taxes in the US? Everyone but the Super-Rich
Why are seniors paying higher taxes on their social security benefits than billionaires pay on stocks?
Scott Walker: The First ALEC President?
If Walker is successful in his presidential bid, he would be the first ALEC alum to take the oval office.
New Snowden Documents Reveal Secret Memos Expanding Spying
The Obama administration has stepped up the NSA's warrantless surveillance program on US soil.
Australian Whistleblower Who Took on FIFA Corruption: Sepp Blatter’s Resignation Long Overdue
The head of FIFA has resigned over a growing corruption scandal.
A Victory for Privacy or Extension of Mass Surveillance? Co-Sponsor of USA FREEDOM Act Rejects Bill
President Obama signed into law a measure ending the mass phone surveillance program.
It Took Three to Out NSA Snooping on Us; Can We Really Afford to Lose Whistleblowers?
Three men risked all to convince the public and Congress that the NSA is spying on us; now a push is on to further discourage whistleblowers.
William Rivers Pitt | The Loved and the Lost: A Note to the Biden Family
The passing of Beau Biden is a loss to the nation, but that pales in comparison to the loss being endured by Joe Biden and his family.
America: Not the Home of the Brave, but of the Scared S**tless
The Senate will probably pass the USA Freedom Act and the NSA's mass surveillance programs will go on as before, with a few minor changes.