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Blockbuster Report: AT&T Allows NSA to Spy on Entire Internet
May 22, 2006 This is the big one, folks Wired News unearths internal AT&T documents that show how the telecom company, at the behest of the government, built "secret rooms" in cities across America that enable the NSA "to look at every individual message on the Internet and analyze exactly what people are doing" Story and AT&T internal documents Wired News explains why it published the story.
Truthdigger of the Week: Jean Rohe
May 22, 2006 Truthdig salutes New School University graduating senior Jean Rohe, whose commencement speech at Madison Square Garden on Friday preemptively struck against the address that Sen. John McCain was due to deliver directly after her.Click here for links to the speech, biographical information on Rohe, and the instantly infamous response by one of McCain's staffers in which he insulted Rohe's graduating class and called her an "idiot" in print.UPDATE: Rohe responds to the McCain staffer: "Please don't try to bully me anymore." UPDATE #2: Rohe goes on MSNBC.Meth Addict Hopes His Pain Helps Others
May 22, 2006 A withered, wasted-away 34-year-old meth addict, who lives on a hospital bed in his father's house, is the subject of a film about his agonies--produced as a warning to would-be speed users.Menstruation Fast Becoming Optional
May 22, 2006 The 22-year-old featured in this story hasn't had a period since she was 17, thanks to new hormonal contraceptives that many young women are using.1 in 136 U.S. Residents Behind Bars
May 22, 2006 Let those numbers sink in for a minute. 1 in 136. According to government statistics, roughly 2.2 million U.S. residents were in prisons and jails last summer. It's by far the highest per capita rate of any country in the world. And it's mostly due to our unforgivably barbaric drug policies.The Religious Left Rises Again
May 22, 2006 The Washington Post charts the resurgence of religious liberals, who emphasize issues like poverty, affordable healthcare and global warming. Some observers worry that this will create an even more polarized environment in 2006 than during the 2004 election.Christian Sex Author: Time to Retool Abstinence Pledges
May 22, 2006 An Op-Ed writer in The N Times says that it's no wonder chastity vows don't work: Christian communities don't meaningfully support those who make them .Inhalable Aphrodisiac for Women Shows Promise
May 22, 2006 A New Jersey drug company says Bremolanotide, which stimulates the brain, rather than the genitals, may be the long-sought female version of Viagra. The drug is still in preclinical tests.
SNL’s ‘TV Fun House’ Can’t Stomach Bush’s Lies
May 22, 2006 In this witty clip from "Saturday Night Live's" animated "TV Fun House," characters have a tough time with the president's falsehoods over the years.Poll: Bush Losing Support Among Hispanics, Conservatives
May 21, 2006 White conservatives form the base of the GOP, and Hispanics were supposed to be its future. But thanks to Bush's stance on immigration (and some other issues), both groups are running away from the party.Nedrenaline!
May 21, 2006 Ned Lamont's bid to capture Joe Lieberman's Connecticut Senate seat took a quantum leap this week when Lamont captured enough convention votes to force a primary against Lieberman. Jane at FDL has a great roundup of what the establishment is saying about Ned.Death Toll Rises to 90 After Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11, 2017 President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable.