On August 5, 2007 President Bush signed the Protect America Act of 2007, which provided sweeping new spying powers to the Executive Branch as an up-date to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Called the Protect America Act of 2007, it allows the government to eavesdrop on international telephone calls and e-mail messages of American... Read More

For 7 years Bush has been telling us how good the economy is. We all know it’s only good for the wealthy and the very wealthy. (See Mother Jones.) Now, a recent census by the U.S. Census Bureau proves what we already know. The middle class is hurting. While, the median household income rose 0.7% last year (it’s the second annual increase in a row)... Read More

I don't envy whoever gets this position. Whether the investigation into the firing of the 9 prosecutors will go on is up in the air. Some want to drop it. Others want to continue. Michael Chertoff's name has been bandied about as the new A.G. He was at the DOJ previously and is widely recognized as the writer of the U.S.A. Patriot Act. He has a... Read More

How did we start a war against Iraq? While all the pieces of the story have been out there, no one seems to have put them together in a concise manner. Even the 2004 presidential election didn’t bring it out. You’d think John Kerry would have done this, but his campaign was so mismanaged that he got caught up in the drumbeat and wouldn’t tell the whole... Read More

If you're someone who's seriously interested in U.S. government policies, either because of your own interests, or because it's your business, then you need to have access to US government news. C-Span is great, but there are other channels out there that can also provide free video news and US government news. The Book Channel supplies interviews... Read More