Policy
Rep. John Lewis Praises Snowden's Act of 'Civil Disobedience'
Civil rights leader sees him following in footsteps of MLK, Gandhi, others
Chicago's First Medical Marijuana Clinic Opens
Marijuana won't actually be distributed until January, though
Norquist Calls for One-Year Obamacare Delay
Though he and Obamacare Repeal Coalition would prefer it be gone entirely
Bank of America Stocks Down over Fraud Charges
DoJ filed civil complaint over mortgage-backed security sales
Study Challenges Link Between Military Combat and Suicide
Researchers could not find actual relationship
Foster Children Put on Psychotropic Medication, Big Money for Foster Parents
67 percent of children aged 13 to 17 in Texas are on at least one psychiatric medication
Climate Change Myths
Just because humans sometimes damage the environment doesn't mean government is competent to fix the problem.
Detroit Shows How Cities Can Shakedown Obamacare
Cities don't have to be in trouble to dump retirees on federal taxpayers
Detroit Art to be Assessed by Christie's
Museum director upset creditors want their money back
Your Phone Is a Pocket Rat
A federal appeals court approves warrantless cellphone tracking, which the NSA may already be doing.
Assad Says "Terrorists" Must Be Crushed Before a Political Solution is Implemented in Syria
Pronouncement could make planned peace talks a little difficult
Jeff Bezos and the Great Beyondists
The new Washington Post owner's untethered politics challenge the political class's stale status quo
New Breast Cancer Drug Deemed Too Expensive for the UK's NHS
Never mind that some people would be fine to pay for it themselves
Staff at British Embassy in Yemen Withdrawn Amid Security Concerns
Some employees were flown out overnight
Obama Set To Outline Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Overhaul
Expected to endorse plans to make implicit bailouts a thing of the past
France and US Top of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Target List
According to IntelCenter, an American intelligence firm
Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning, and the Intelligence Community's Double Bind
Why one approach to stopping leaks won't work.
Sens. McCain and Graham in Egypt for Talks With Military Leaders
Solution to political crisis left wanting
