“If mothers ruled the world, there would be no goddamned wars in the first place” ~ Sally Field

John Byrne, Raw Story President Bush authorized a “series of secret surveillance activities” by executive order after Sept. 11, 2001, according to a letter from Bush Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell to Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA). The disclosure marks the first time “that the administration has publicly acknowledged that Bush’s order included undisclosed activities…

By Matt Renner, t r u t h o u t A month ago, the House of Representatives passed legislation that targets Americans with radical ideologies for research. The bill has received little media attention and has almost unanimous support in the House. However, civil liberties groups see the bill as a threat to the…