The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the most secretive trade deal in history. It is a defining deal for the Obama administration, solidifying their place in American history as the most secretive administration ever. And […]
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D.C. Insider Lindsey Graham Launches Presidential Bid
Don’t expect to see any straight shooting fresh faces in the 2016 presidential race as Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on Monday announced he, too, will be running for President. Graham joins a crowded […]
Over 15,000 Websites Block Congress To Protest Patriot Act Spying
Americans are increasingly frustrated with our elected officials’ obsession with spying on innocent Americans. And while Americans may not be marching on Washington, as they probably should, there are other ways they’re making the point. […]
Congress Eyes Mandatory Gun Insurance Scheme To Enrich Insurance Companies While Watering Down Rights
The latest attack on your rights isn’t from the Department Of Justice, State Lawmakers, local police forces or radical Islamists. Instead its from Congress, who is looking to sneak legislation past the American people that […]
Indictment Of Former House Speaker Exposes Deep Rot In D.C.
Robert Menendez isn’t the only prominent politician engaged in corruption as word broke last night that former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has been indicted by Federal officials for lying to the FBI about a $3.5 […]
Former Senator Who Advocated For Pipelines Loses Seat, Immediately Joins Pipeline Lobby Firm
The revolving door between Washington and lobbyists continues to resemble the criminal ‘expert networks’ used by large hedge funds like SAC Capital to get an edge in the stock market. Instead of getting an edge […]
Everyday Hillary Requires Large Private Jet, $250k Cash And Lots of Extras To Speak
Former First Lady and failed Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton is running a stealth, ‘grassroots’ campaign aimed to make sure regular Americans know she is in touch with them and the issues that matter to […]
Court Rules Americans Do Not Have Right To Know CIA Torture Details
In a shocking blow to democracy a federal judge has ruled the CIA can keep secret nearly 7,000 pages of a Senate report on its interrogation methods, as well as an internal agency review concerning […]
Term Limits Needed: 79 Members Of Congress Have Been In Office Over 20 Years
It’s little wonder Washington never changes when you look at how long elected officials stay in office. New data from site RollCall.com shows fully 79 members of Congress have been there since the early 90s. […]
Australia Denies Medical Coverage To Those Who Refuse Vaccines
Australia’s hardliner conservative government has instituted a “no jab, no pay” policy, which will stop families of unvaccinated children from accessing family and child care benefits. The government estimates it will save more than $500 […]
Hawaii Votes To Use 100% Renewable Energy… By 2045
In a symbolic first for a U.S. state, lawmakers in Hawaii passed legislation last week, by a 74-2 vote, requiring the state to generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy. Yet it won’t […]
Rand Paul Threatens To Filibuster PATRIOT Act Renewal
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has said he will filibuster to prevent any renewal of the controversial Patriot Act, which mostly expires on June 1st. The move can only be described as ‘privacy theater’. While the […]
Senators Want CIA Director To Admit He Lied In Hacking Scandal
While Congress and the Senate seem perfectly happy to have our secret police spy on law abiding Americans they apparently think they should be exempt from such measures. And they’re particularly upset that the CIA, […]
Princeton University Study Shows Public Opinion Has “Near-Zero” Impact On U.S. Law
A troubling study has discovered what we’ve all thought for some time: congress, literally, does not care what you think. Professors at Princeton and Northwestern examined more than 20 years worth of data, looking to […]
David Cameron, Conservative, Pull Off Stunning Win In UK Elections
Experts predicted that the UK election would be too close to call with it perhaps taking days to tally the precise number of votes. The opposite happened Thursday night as David Cameron and his conservative […]
Extreme Secrecy Eroding Support For Trans Pacific Partnership
To learn the actual details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the Obama administration is hoping to pass, you must be a member of Congress, attend classified briefings and leave your staff and cellphone at […]
Kazakhstan’s President ‘Elected’ With Outrageous 97.7 Percent Vote
Elections in Kazakhstan aren’t exactly known to be close calls. President Nursultan Nazarbayev has led the oil-rich Central Asian country since 1989, just made winning a fifth term look suspiciously easy. On Sunday, he won […]
How Foreign Money Is Influencing U.S. Politics
Hot on the heels of revelations that Hillary Clinton failed to report tens of millions of dollars in politically related charity contributions the Federal Election Commission has declined to investigate foreign funding of a campaign […]
Whitehouse Dinner Highlights Administration’s Transparency Issues
Media types often remark that the Obama administration as one of the least press-friendly of modern times, with a track record of stonewalling, investigating and generally snubbing the media. Yet on Saturday night, media’s most […]
Hillary’s Tax Troubles Just Politics As Usual
Headlines are starting to mount against Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton. After fellow contender Rand Paul tipped a major scandal to drop against the former First Lady, revelations broke that Clinton’s numerous charities had been […]
Army needs civilians to fight escalating cyberwar
The U.S. Army, in a move designed to attract talent cyber security professionals, will create a special civilian division according to a report released this week. To better fill their ranks, “the Army created the […]
Oklahoma To Execute With… Nitrogen?
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill into law Friday that allows the state to perform executions using nitrogen gas should lethal injection be ruled unconstitutional or become unavailable. According to Fallin’s office, nitrogen causes […]
Why Loretta Lynch Isn’t The Attorney General Yet
It has nothing to do with her and everything to do with our dysfunctional system of governance. Ms. Lynch is highly qualified, well regarded and yet sits in waiting due to petty political bickering. For […]