The Long War: Music Piracy in 1897 (NYTimes)

You thought that music piracy was a product of modern times, didn’t you? Have a look at the image below (and the original PDF linked at the bottom) for a New York Times article from June, 1897 discussing music piracy - of course the perpetrators were Canadian.

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Reminder: The police are our servants, not our masters

"Nick Hardwick, chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), called for a national debate over how police maintain public order and demanded much tougher political accountability, warning that police should remember they were "the servants not the masters" of the people."

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Justice Dept. reins in surveillance program (AP)

Justice department cites Wed of the site, the NSA has been improperly intercepting communication (Citizen's ?) by Americans.

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Economist: US collapse due to fraud, Geithner covering it up

In an explosive interview on PBS' Bill Moyers Journal, William K. Black, a professor of economics and law with the University of Missouri, alleged that American banks and credit agencies conspired to create a system in which so-called "liars loans" could receive AAA ratings and zero oversight, amounting to a massive "fraud" at the epicenter.

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New Report Urges Congress to Reverse Parts of Patriot Act

One of the nation’s leading legal rights groups is calling on the U.S. Congress to make major changes in the USA Patriot Act to reverse parts of the hurriedly passed law that have been found unconstitutional or have been abused to collect information on innocent people.

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Obama moves to block challenge to wiretapping program

Following a practice embraced by the Bush Administration, President Barack Obama has invoked "state secrets" to prevent a court from reviewing the legality of the NSA's warantless wiretapping program and moved late Friday to have a lawsuit challenging the program dismissed.

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Michelle Obama Hugs Queen Elizabeth, Stirs Controversy

Much is being made of Michelle Obama and Queen Elizabeth's embrace. As the First Lady and Queen chatted at the G-20 reception on Wednesday night, the Queen touched her hand to Michelle Obama's back, and the gesture was then returned.

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