civil liberties

As usual, NMA World Editions does a first-class animation mock-up here. (Hat tip John Carney).

By Doug Hornig Today, the Federal Communications Commission acts on so-called “Net Neutrality,” and given the commissioners’ predicted 3-2 party line vote, it would be a shocker if they rejected it. What happens next is anyone’s guess,…

A funny look at Time's selection of Mark Zuckerberg for Person of the Year over Julian Assange

David Galland gives us his views on WikiLeaks, government spending, the Wesley Snipes tax case and more. Plus see Casey Research's interview with Ron Paul on an insider's insights into the situation in Washington today.

A guest post by Matt Stoller, the former Senior Policy Advisor for Rep. Alan Grayson and progressive commentator. Follow him on twitter @matthewstoller. In a cross-post from New Deal 2.0, Stoller outlines why Libertarians, Tea Party…

Walter Bagehot wrote an eponymous financial book in the 19th century called Lombard Street, giving advice on finance and banking. The most important and quoted piece of advice Bagehot gave was to the Central Bank, in this case the Bank of…

Happy Thanksgiving to our American readers. Here are two posts to keep in mind on this day of giving thanks. The Bill Black post is meant for progressives but I think is applicable for all of us. The second post is a reminder that the price…

This one is on the new TSA security pat-downs which are designed to intimidate travellers into the full-body scans. This Act may be cited as the `American Traveller Dignity Act of 2010'. No law of the United States shall be construed…

Here's the Canadian spoof version of the new TSA security procedures.  Hat tip Casey Research.

Originally published at www.CounterPunch.org. by Pam Martens On the President’s first day in office on January 21, 2009, he issued an Open Government memo promising the American people a new era of transparency. On March 19, 2009, under…