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BBC News – Just how important is Magna Carta 800 years on?
BBC News – Just how important is Magna Carta 800 years on?. This year people in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and plenty of other nations will mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. The document will be lauded for establishing one vital principle. A new book about Magna Carta is published today […]
NSA Fesses Up To Improper Surveillance Of U.S. Citizens
NSA Fesses Up To Improper Surveillance Of U.S. Citizens. While you were drinking eggnog on Christmas Eve, the National Security Agency released hundreds of pages of heavily redacted documents detailing instances of improper surveillance on U.S. citizens in the last 12 years. The batch of documents, stretching from the fourth quarter of 2001 to the second […]
Block first, warrant later: Turkey drafts bill on website shutdowns without court order — RT News
Block first, warrant later: Turkey drafts bill on website shutdowns without court order — RT News. In its latest attempt to control the internet, the Turkish government announced it’s looking into a bill that would grant powers to block any site that is considered as threatening “national security and public order” without an immediate court […]
50 Numbers From 2014 That Sound Fake But That Are Actually Real
50 Numbers From 2014 That Sound Fake But That Are Actually Real. 2014 was quite a bizarre year, wasn’t it? The past 12 months brought us MH370, Ebola, civil war in Ukraine, civil unrest in Ferguson, the rise of ISIS and the fall of the Democrats in the midterm elections. Our world is becoming crazier […]
2014 Year in Review: Part 2 – David Collum | Peak Prosperity
2014 Year in Review: Part 2 – David Collum | Peak Prosperity. “Printing money out of thin air does not increase wealth, it only increases claims on existing wealth.” ~Charles Hugh Smith In the olden days, claims that the rich were getting richer and the poor were getting poorer were a thinly veiled rallying cry […]
U.S. torture debate underscores shifting view on personal liberties – World – CBC News
U.S. torture debate underscores shifting view on personal liberties – World – CBC News. In America, you get a fair shake, or you’re supposed to. Here, you’re governed by law, not the whim of some swinish satrap. America is not a place where peaceful dissent should cost you your freedom, or even your life. Americans […]
Your Confidential Emails Aren’t As Secure As You Think | Neil Seeman
Your Confidential Emails Aren’t As Secure As You Think | Neil Seeman. Pity Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. An anonymous group calling itself Guardians of Peace exposed her thousands of emails to the world. Ms. Pascal is a member of a large club of senior executives, many of whom are anonymous. Perhaps due to embarrassment, they have […]
Quo Vadis, America? – The Automatic Earth
Quo Vadis, America? – The Automatic Earth. Where are you going, America? I don’t like to discuss politics too much. There are not enough smart, kind and honest people in politics wherever I look in the world for me to want to have anything to do with that game. I’d just spend all my time […]
Government documents reveal telecom providers envision surveillance-ready networks: Geist | Toronto Star
Government documents reveal telecom providers envision surveillance-ready networks: Geist | Toronto Star. After years of failed bills, public debate and considerable controversy, lawful access legislation received royal assent earlier this week. Bill C-13 lumped together measures designed to combat cyberbullying with a series of new warrants to enhance police investigative powers, generating criticism from the […]
The Hundreds: Thomas Jefferson’s Forgotten Plan for Restoring a Failed Republic | Casey Research
The Hundreds: Thomas Jefferson’s Forgotten Plan for Restoring a Failed Republic | Casey Research. Thomas Jefferson became one of my heroes when I was 13 years old. So you’d think I’d enjoy hearing people say good things about him, but very often, I don’t. My reason is simple: the people who praise Jefferson seldom really […]
Civil Unrest is Rising Everywhere & Government Digs in its Heels | Armstrong Economics
Civil Unrest is Rising Everywhere & Government Digs in its Heels | Armstrong Economics. I have warned that governments always turn against the people. Illinois just made it a felony to film police abuse in the USA. The Spanish government has followed the same course. Despite protests from political, judicial and population, the politicians who […]
China says U.S. can’t slam others on rights when it has racism problems at home | Reuters
China says U.S. can’t slam others on rights when it has racism problems at home | Reuters. China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that the United States has no right to confront other countries on their human rights records when it faces problems with racism and mistreatment of prisoners at home. Both U.S. Secretary of […]
Leaked document: Ukraine’s government to eliminate… everything.
Leaked document: Ukraine’s government to eliminate… everything.. As the holiday season approaches you might have mistletoe on your mind for cheery, romantic reasons. What you might not have known however is that the festive flora and its relatives are all actually parasites. Unable to photosynthesize to feed itself, mistletoe latches on to a host plant […]
British Court Rules in Favor of Electronic Surveillance – NYTimes.com
British Court Rules in Favor of Electronic Surveillance – NYTimes.com. LONDON — The court that oversees Britain’s intelligence agencies ruled Friday that electronic mass surveillance of people’s cellphone and online communications, like the Prism program revealed by Edward J. Snowden, is legal. The ruling, on a complaint brought by privacy advocates and rights groups like Amnesty […]
