Truthout
Congress
Confronting the Growing National (In)Security State
The state has created a self-fulfilling prophecy of growing insecurity that fuels demand for more security.
|
As Public Concerns Grow, Congress Spooked Over Spying
The American people are growing increasingly concerned about reports of domestic spying, and Congress isn't sure how to respond.
Security Wars: Inside the Military’s Big, Messy Fight With Palantir, the Company They Pay to Spy on You Online
Agency infighting about which technology to use for global spying may be the best news there is for privacy advocates.
|
Collateral Consequences Weighed for Corporations, Not for Individuals
The vast majority of major corporate criminals are granted deferred and non prosecution agreements.
|
It’s Not Just One Bad “Apple“
Two charts show that beyond Apple there are plenty more American companies that continue to increase their offshore holdings.
How America Became a Third World Country
America is investing in war in distant lands as it crumbles here at home.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Reid Threatening “Nuclear Option” to Banish Filibuster, and More
In today's On the News segment: recently released hospital billing data shows huge disparities in how uninsured patients were charged for care, and more.
Welcome to This Generation’s Joseph McCarthy …
California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is now leading several McCarthy-esque hearings and witch-hunts but the mainstream media is giving him a free pass.
|
Mark Sanford Makes a Comeback; South Carolina Voters Send Former Governor Back to Congress
Many voters said it was Sanford's record of looking out for taxpayers while he was in Congress for three terms and governor for two terms that convinced them to …
Time to Renounce the “War on Terror“
Norman Solomon: The “war on terror” continues to normalize itself as a thoroughly American way of life and death.