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Glenn Greenwald: 'I'm No Ring-Wing Libertarian'

Glenn Greenwald: 'I'm No Ring-Wing Libertarian'

Glenn Greenwald has become the subject of debate for his role in releasing information that he claims points to a scandal at the National Security Agency (NSA). Greenwald has been attacked and praised by people on all sides of the

WH Email: 'The Debate's Over' on Man-Caused Climate Change

WH Email: 'The Debate's Over' on Man-Caused Climate Change

On Tuesday, following President Obama’s speech on climate change at Georgetown University in which he labeled opponents of climate change legislation “the flat-Earth society,” the White House sent out an email declaring, “the debate’s over.” Sent by David Simas, Deputy

Alan Dershowitz Trashes 'Anti-American' Glenn Greenwald

Dershowitz weighed in on Glenn Greenwald’s publication of Snowden’s material Monday night on the Piers Morgan show: Dershowitz: Well it doesn’t border on criminality it’s right in the heartland of criminality. The statute itself does punish the publication of classified

White House Adviser: 'War on Coal Is Exactly What's Needed'

White House Adviser: 'War on Coal Is Exactly What's Needed'

With President Barack Obama’s progressive base in an uproar over the National Security Agency (NSA) domestic surveillance programs, Obama seeks to quell angst among his environmental base on Tuesday by declaring war on coal.  “A war on coal is exactly

'Family Ties' Creator Gary David Goldberg Dies

'Family Ties' Creator Gary David Goldberg Dies

By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKGary David Goldberg, who created the 1980s sitcom hit “Family Ties” and expanded into feature films, has died. Goldberg died of brain cancer in Montecito, Calif., on Saturday, days before his 69th birthday, The New

Former Facebook Security Chief Works for NSA

Former Facebook Security Chief Works for NSA

Facebook’s former security chief Max Kelly now works for the National Security Agency (NSA), reports the New York Times. Kelly, whom the Center for Responsive Politics lists as having donated $1,150 to the Obama campaign in 2008, also previously worked

Snowden Releases Info on US Hacking of China

The South China Morning Post has published more details released by Edward Snowden, this time the disclosures pertain to the United States’s hacking of China.  The US formally charged Snowden yesterday and SCMP reports that Snowden is still in Hong Kong,

Anti-Islam Movement Growing in Myanmar

Anti-Islam Movement Growing in Myanmar

The New York Times published a rather one-sided article about the growing anti-Islam movement in Myanmar. Muslims are a minority there and the country’s Buddhists monks are voicing a growing concern about the Muslim residents.  ‘You can be full of kindness and love, but

Magic: LeBron Has Chance to Be Greatest Player Ever

Magic: LeBron Has Chance to Be Greatest Player Ever

A few days before Michael Jordan’s 50th birthday, Breitbart Sports asked if it was too soon to compare LeBron James as potentially the greatest player of all time. After watching James win his second straight title, Magic Johnson posed the question

Slate: W's Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Traded Slaves

Slate: W's Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Traded Slaves

Slate has now discovered a relevant fact about the Bush family that was originally published back in 2007: George W. Bush’s great-great-great-great-grandfather was a slave trader. Slate reports in a comprehensive article complete with graphics: Twelve American presidents owned slaves,

NYPD: City Council Wants to 'Blindfold' Police Officers

NYPD: City Council Wants to 'Blindfold' Police Officers

A fight has broken out in New York City between police unions and the city council, which is now seeking a bill that would ban racial profiling, including profiling by “color, age, citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, or housing status.”