The revelation that the federal government has been secretly gathering records on the phone calls and online activities of millions of Americans and foreigners
Category: Government
Pro Publica: 5 basic things we still don’t know about NSA data-mining
If you’re like me, you haven’t quite figured out what to think about the revelation that the National Security Administration has been amassing a
Your wish for Barack Obama may become his thought
When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, I was quite disappointed that he had virtually no substantive written material about his campaign to
Doing something good and green: St. Louis’ Garden Lease Program
It’s not shocking news that there are a lot of empty lots in St. Louis. Some are from demolished homes, some are seized property
California fights Walmart over Medicaid costs
The Affordable Care Act is coming. No matter how many times Republicans vote against it (39 and counting!) it’s here to stay. While that’s
Senator Sanders holds town halls on the Danish “solidarity” system
“I won’t dispute for one second the problems of a system that demands immense amount of fund-raisers by its legislators,” Jim Himes—a Democrat from
So-called scandals are too nuanced to be investigated by Republicans
How many times have we heard the phrase, “this is too important to be left to politics?” Yes, when we’re discussing foreign policy or
Heritage Foundation to Congress: “Don’t legislate. Scandal-gate.”
This is what passes for “thinking” at the leading conservative “think tank,” the Heritage Foundation. Earlier this week [May 2013], the Heritage Foundation’s executive
How Republicans “starve the beast” by blocking agency appointments
I don’t know why we are surprised at dysfunctional behavior at the Internal Revenue Service: Any agency that has been denied a permanent director
Hog Hell: How a citizen lobby influenced policy in North Carolina
Over the past 20 years, the pork industry in the United States has increased productivity and cut costs through industrialization. The process of pork