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On Monday a secret program authorized by a secret court was, when exposed to the light of day, found to violate American’s rights. A Federal Judge ruled that the NSA’s bulk collection of Americans phone records almost certainly violates the protections of the 4th Amendment against unreasonable search.

Timed like an Amazon Cyber Monday…

The NSA Spying Scandal is Costing U.S. Tech Giants Billions, and until this week they’ve remained nearly silent, and politely complicent.

Now eight of the largest tech companies joined forces to push back against the Government spying policies.

Meanwhile new leaks continue to be published, the latest detail the infiltration of…

Dianne Feinstein and Mike Rogers the supposed chief overseers of the the US intelligence war machine held a joint interview over the weekend that gives us new insights into the rampant paranoia and circular logic that dominates their thinking and enables them to justify the spying of the world’s connected population. We’ll bust their talking…

50 years ago this week John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated. Creating one of America’s most famous conspiracies, and for good reasons. We’ll put this tragic event into some historical context, and examine the less discussed aspects of the assassination.

But first: While the NSA Spends the week in…

A Pivotal section of the Trans-Pacific Partnership has been revealed by Wikileaks, today. Shrouded in secrecy from the beginning some say the TPP would threaten access to information, the Internet, and cultural works. One thing is for sure, the world needs to challenge this controversial agreement, that’s on the fast track for the end of the…

Weeks after the first major NSA revelations so many questions remain, but some facts are clear. The world is a surveillance state. Now their corporate allies in crime publicly lash out to distance themselves from the scandal. The conversation is in transition and the focus is shifting from the people, to the elites.

Edward Snowden…

While Obama signals that surveillance reforms could be on the way, the heads of national spying apparatus took to the hill to defend their spying on world leaders, claiming it’s no big deal, everyone does it. But the strong reactions around the world and embarrassing verbal gymnastics of the Obama administration seem to be evidence it’s a huge…

Two major reports landed this Tuesday that outline the evidence of war crimes committed by the United States, using Drones. Both reports involved a staggering amount of on the ground data collection, and the timing of the release is no coincidence, we’ll dig in.

Then: Leaks from Edward Snowden has revealed the NSA’s massive surveillance…

The United States of America is licking her wounds from another self-inflicted crisis. While lawmakers pretend to save the day with a last minute deal, we’ll discuss the big picture and ask if real long term damage has been done.

Then: 7 High Ranking Military Officers have been Fired By Obama, a first in US History. One thing they all…

The rampant disfunction of US Government has triggered a partial shutdown for the first time in 17 years after congress failed to break a partisan deadlock. But is the Shutdown a scam? Can tea party members force Obama to neuter his signature legislation while holding the the Federal government hostage? We’ll cut through the…