Patriot Act critics never had a clue
True story: Outrage over the 2001 legislation centered around government access to library records
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Is the government spying on environmental groups?
Corporations are teaming up with government agencies to put law-abiding anti-fracking activists under surveillance
Sunday, Jun 2, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 11Social environmentalists, Government
Police retreat as Turkish protests continue for second day
Demonstrations spread to several other cities overnight
Saturday, Jun 1, 2013 3:20 PM UTCNews Turkey, Protests, riot, Government
America’s solution: Be more like Canada
America may benefit from following Canada's lead and moving civil servants to the West Wing
Friday, May 31, 2013 9:20 PM UTC 33Business Jared Bernstein, Washington, D.C.
What economists get wrong about the jobs crisis
Government must take a multi-pronged approach to solve our unemployment woes
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:42 PM UTC 19Social Next New Deal, U.S. Economy, Jobs
Must-see morning clip: IRS targeted conservative groups
Stephen Colbert takes a break from Benghazi outrage to cover a "chilling" new scandal VIDEO
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:20 PM UTCNews Video, IRS, Government, Tea Party
Obama’s plutocratic choice for Commerce Secretary
Picking the billionaire Penny Pritzker is a clear message about Obama's priorities
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 3:52 PM UTC 17Business AlterNet, Penny Pritzker
6 insidious ways you’re getting ripped off
And how to fight back
Thursday, May 2, 2013 5:53 PM UTC 26Business AlterNet, Business, U.S. Economy
14 presidential candidates who still owe campaign debt
White House hopefuls (and occupants) are awash in red ink
Thursday, May 2, 2013 1:00 PM UTCPolitics Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich
Report: Ricin letters are appearing around Washington
UPDATE: Obama has received tainted mail as well, but officials are zeroing in on a suspect
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 10:37 PM UTC 31News Ricin, Politico, CNN, Media
Morrissey: “Thatcher was a terror without an atom of humanity”
The singer penned an angry letter decrying the actions of the late former prime minister
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 8:27 PM UTC 27Entertainment Morrissey, The Smiths
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef released on bail
However, the arrest has been deemed one of the government's most serious infringements on free speech in a year
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 1:00 PM UTCEntertainment Jon Stewart, bassem youssef
The IRS spent nearly $60,000 in taxpayer funds on “Star Trek” parody video
The agency has since apologized, saying, "A video of this type would not be made today" VIDEO
Monday, Mar 25, 2013 6:54 PM UTC 21Entertainment Video, Star Trek, parody, Comedy
Salon limerick contest
Rhyming the news in five line poems
Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 2:59 PM UTCNews pope, Congress, Government
Don’t write off millennials just yet
Twenty-somethings aren't nearly as politically disengaged as older generations like to paint them
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 8:03 PM UTCSocial Next New Deal, Government
Make GOP end the drug war
If Republicans want to pretend they're for less government, let's force them to get serious about it
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 3:41 PM UTC 33Politics Government, Libertarianism
Iranian government confiscates passports of “Closed Curtain” crew
After protesting the Berlin Film Festival for highlighting the film, officials in Iran have taken action
Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 2:00 PM UTCEntertainment jafar panahi, Iran
Must-see morning clip: “The Daily Show” on the lack of transparency around the drone memos
Aasif Mandvi wants you to know that he has seen them, but he won't release any information VIDEO
Friday, Feb 22, 2013 2:20 PM UTCNews Video, Drones, Government
How to save the USPS
Hint: It will also protect ordinary Americans from financial predators
Monday, Feb 18, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 26News POstal service, Government
LIVEBLOG: State of the Union
The big speech and the rebuttals
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 10:51 PM UTC 15Politics State of the Union
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