Government board report refutes 9/11 argument for NSA phone records program
Report from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board says phone records program is illegal, and undermines claims it may have prevented 9/11.
Report from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board says phone records program is illegal, and undermines claims it may have prevented 9/11.
Whoever it is that keeps insisting that their preferred policies are panaceas has a lot of explaining to do.
In January, 16.1 percent of Americans reported not having health coverage, the lowest rate that Gallup has found since December 2012.
Which parts of the country do you think do the best job making sure poor kids don't grow up to be poor adults?
The EU has a new plan to cut carbon-dioxide emissions 40 percent by 2030 — but also loosen its renewable energy goals.
The streaming video giant begins to flex its considerable muscle.
Children in America today are just as likely — no more, no less — to climb the economic ladder as children born more than a half-century ago, researchers find.
We won't have that answer until the early spring.
Republicans have a new attack against the health reform law.
Half of the world owns less than 1% of the wealth. 1% of the world owns more than 45% of the wealth.
There's an upside to downsizing insurance coverage.
Sometimes, the answer is cruise ships and hedge funds.
Comparing forecasts with reality — and why it's a problem for policymakers.
Media reports of a breach turned out to be a misunderstanding.
Forty-one years ago, the Supreme Court declared abortion to be a legal right. A lot has changed between now and then.
Bill Gates on the three myths holding back the poor.
Intel is giving up on streaming TV. But its technology, in Verizon's hands, could work well against cable companies.
A closer look at what the Elk River spill says about America's outdated chemical-safety laws.