GOP Election Rout, But How Much Will Change?
Voters gave Republicans control over the U.S. House and Senate, as well as more governorships and state legislatures in Tuesday's election, smashing the notion touted by MSNBC analysts after...
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Is the NSA Grabbing All Americans’ Phone Call Content?
The NSA and the National Director of Intelligence have consistently denied they listen to the content of Americans' telephone calls, but the history of the intelligence agency's claims about...
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National Journal: NSA Outsources Surveillance of Americans to British Intelligence
The National Journal reported that the NSA has given broad access to British intelligence to Americans' telephone calls and Internet traffic, possibly as a means of circumventing the Fourth...
Former CBS Reporter Sharyl Attkisson Reveals More Wiretapping Details
Former CBS-TV anchor Sharyl Attkisson has revealed in a YouTube video and leak to the New York Post more details of how government agents under the Obama administration have wiretapped journalists....
CIA Study: Arming Syrian Rebels Won’t Work; Obama Does It Anyway
Despite the conclusions of a secret CIA study which found that arming rebels hardly ever results in toppling governments, the Obama administration plunged ahead toward arming the Syrian rebels....
Twitter Sues for Surveillance Disclosure
Internet giant Twitter filed a lawsuit October 7 against the FBI in order to be allowed to publicly disclose details about information it must submit to federal officials without...
CFR Calls Obama’s Orwellian UN Address “Impressive”
Bush-era State Department bureaucrat Stewart M. Patrick proclaimed President Obama's Orwellian address to the United Nations General Assembly “one of the most impressive speeches of his presidency” on the...
Movie Review: The Maze Runner Never Finds Its Way
A maze is defined as “a network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle through which one has to find a way.” But The Maze Runner never finds...
Obama Issues “No Ground Troops” Flip-Flop
The Obama administration has completed its second flip-flop on his Syrian war policy in just over a month with the admission by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
House Liberty Caucus Republicans Stand Strong Against Third Iraq War
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives' Liberty Caucus have become the sole congressional voice openly speaking out against President Obama's proposed third war in Iraq. ...
The Racist Origin of America’s Gun Control Laws
Gun control laws may not in theory be inherently racist, but they have consistently served racist goals throughout American history. ...
Celebrities, Congressional Black Caucus: Let’s Nationalize Police
Prominent celebrities and leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus endorsed a major nationalization of local police forces with an August 25 letter to President Obama, calling for creation of...
Does the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Equal Crony Capitalism?
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supposedly engages in political advocacy to help businesses prosper, but it would be more accurate to say that it helps “some” businesses. ...
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Federal Reserve: We’ll Keep Suppressing Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve Bank will keep suppressing interest rates to near-zero rates for more than a year, according to Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes released August 20, despite...
Surveys: Americans, Teachers Souring on Common Core
Support for the Common Core national educational standards has plummeted in the past year among Americans who are familiar with the standards, according to two polls released this week....
Smart-gun Inventor Threatens AG Holder: “I’ll Burn It Down”
Smart-gun inventor Bill Gentry of Kodiak Industries told Attorney General Eric Holder in a 2013 closed meeting that his patented trigger-lock device is meant to save lives, not restrict...
Snowden Reveals Secret NSA “MonsterMind” Program
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed a secret NSA program called “MonsterMind” in an interview with Wired magazine's James Bamford August 12. The program is an automated prediction and response...
“We Don’t Have to Follow Constitution” Cop Resigns
The part-time Helmetta, New Jersey policeman who said he didn't have to follow the Constitution if Obama doesn't obey it — as revealed in a viral Internet video — has resigned,...
Leaker: Spy Agencies’ Databases Tracking One Million People
A new source of information for investigative reporter Glenn Greenwald has revealed that the federal government's spy agencies are now tracking more than one million people and have partnered...
Justin Amash Prevails, Amidst Chamber of Commerce Victories
U.S. House of Representatives Liberty Caucus Chairman Justin Amash survived a strong primary challenge from establishment forces, but those same forces picked off Rep. Kerry Bentivolio and prevailed in an open...