By Thom Hartmann, Berrett-Koehler Publishing The following is an excerpt from Thom Hartmann’s new book, Cracking the Code: How to Win Hearts, Change Minds, and Restore America’s Original Vision. We the people The traditional American liberal story is the story of We the People. As Americans, the most important part of our social identity is…
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY At least 20,000 U.S. troops who were not classified as wounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have been found with signs of brain injuries, according to military and veterans records compiled by USA TODAY. The data, provided by the Army, Navy and Department of Veterans Affairs, show that about…
Raw Story Federal prosecutors are being granted the right to reach out and find someone by ‘pinging’ cellphones “upon request”, according to a front page article in Friday’s Washington Post. “Federal officials are routinely asking courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time tracking data so they can pinpoint the whereabouts of drug traffickers, fugitives…
By Eric Lichtblau, New York Times A federal judge warned Tuesday that if the government did not allow lawyers to review classified material on possible wiretapping of an Islamic scholar convicted of inciting terrorism, she might order a new trial for him. The unexpected development is the latest legal complication involving the National Security Agency’s…
