Federal Whistleblower Updates for 2015

So many spy programs, so little time. Let's recap the NSA spy program news for 2015, thanks to The Intercept. Ryan Gallagher: How the NSA hacks mobile phone networks worldwide in

Newcastle United: Goodbye, Premier League

[caption id align="alignnone" width="640"] It officially began here, on January 19 2013, against Reading, in Charles Dickens-caliber snow. And I, a Yank, was somehow there attending my

Austerity Is The American Way

As this Guardian opinion piece by Susan Campbell illustrates, Americans already operate under austerity. "One hand tied behind our back," is our baseline. Some of the hardships and sacrifices Greece is

Manhattan Street Reopens As An Outdoor Prison

[caption id align="alignnone" width="700"] Photo via   Tribeca Citizen  .  [/caption] I am a history professor. I've taught in three prisons in my Commonwealth. This looks eerily