NSA Rudolph

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Dec 22, 2013 Dig deeper

NSA Program

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Dec 21, 2013 Dig deeper

Judge Richard Leon’s Anti-NSA Ruling May Not Be All You Think It Is

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 20, 2013 I don’t want to throw a wet blanket on the celebration, but at least two cautions are warranted about federal Judge Richard Leon’s surprising opinion declaring that the NSA’s telephone metadata program likely violates the Fourth Amendment. I don’t want to throw a wet blanket on the celebration, but at least two cautions are warranted about federal Judge Richard Leon’s surprising opinion declaring that the NSA’s telephone metadata program likely violates the Fourth Amendment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama Transparency

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Dec 19, 2013 Dig deeper

NSA Privacy

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Dec 18, 2013 Dig deeper

Babysitter

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Dec 18, 2013 Dig deeper

Stephen Colbert: NSA Is Distracting Us From FBI’s ‘Great Snooping’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2013 The National Security Agency has been plastered all over the news since Edward Snowden leaked documents showing how widespread American surveillance is. But, as the late night pundit points out, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is also doing a pretty darn good job playing Big Brother. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Court Ruling on the NSA

Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com Dec 18, 2013 Dig deeper

Of Course the NSA Phone Program Is Likely Unconstitutional, but Now a Judge Thinks So Too

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2013 If you listen carefully, you can probably hear a chorus of "Duhs" breaking out worldwide as the news spreads about a federal judge ruling Monday that the National Security Agency's phone data collection program constitutes unreasonable search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America Still Has Sodomy Laws Too

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2013 India reinstated a "gay sex" ban, but before you throw stones, remember we have plenty of similar laws in the U.S. today; designers have put forth their best revisionist ideas to address the umbrella's many deficiencies; meanwhile, Israel is increasingly isolated due to boycotts and sanctions. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Now They Tell Us: The Universe Is a Hologram?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2013 Physicists have found evidence in simulations that the universe is quite possibly a projection; the latest Edward Snowden leak reveals the NSA uses Google cookies when determining whom to hack; meanwhile, the National Library of Norway is digitizing all of its books and making them free to read online. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Slate’s Person of the Year: Edward Snowden

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2013 Though Pope Francis beat the whistle-blower for the title in Time magazine, Snowden's story remains one of the most influential of 2013; the Russian government will set up protest zones at the Sochi Winter Olympics; and Instagramming every moment may be altering your memory. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )