Secrets: One Year Later
Sometimes TPV is only the conduit. Today we are republishing a message from Edward Snowden. The message was posted yesterday on the blog of the American Civil Liberties Union,...
One Uncompromising Voice: Bill Martin’s
I do not know if Herbert Marcuse said somewhere that, despite the appearance of great dynamism in capitalist society, nothing really happens, but I...
Sony Streams ‘The Interview’ on YouTube, Google Play and Xbox
after terror threat limited theatrical release. North Korea floods YouTube with 8-hour speeches by Kim Jong Un.
Views of Our Pothole Democracy
People like me learned about the existence of former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) in 2007, when Jon Stewart told the story of the...
Why We Will Always Stand by Our Banks
Six of the banks the American people saved from bankruptcy with tax payers’ money became the object of some more state-sponsored attention. This time...
NYT: Volunteers Get License to Drive in Presidential Motorcade. People with no special training.
New Secret Service policy "just for Barack."
WikiLeaks Cannot Hurt the US Government, Judge Kollar-Kotelly Decided
I used to applaud the decisions of Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the United States District Court in Washington, especially the one describing the Bush...
Saving the Economy. One State at a time
An Oklahoma City gun range set to open this spring has also been granted an alcohol license.
"As a group we wanted to build a...
Ecuador: The Only Remaining Country to Respect Free Speech, reports the UK Telegraph.
Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder seeks political asylum from Ecuador
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has walked into the Ecuadorian Embassy in London seeking political asylum...
When Officers Die and Protests Get the Blame?
When police commissioners have nuts and bolts for brains.
Who Needs Poison When You Can Tweet?
With one 137-character tweet, Valerie Trierweiler, 48, the French First Lady, proved to be an amazing Lady Macbeth: She got rid of her predecessor,...
NYT: Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana Acknowledges Addressing Racist Group in 2002.
Apologizes for speaking at Republican Convention.













