Clapper is trying to get away with lying to Congress by saying it was the smallest possible lie.

That excuse could apply to any lie he wants to tell, so we must not believe anything he says.

Snowden denounces Obama's efforts to block him from receiving asylum, saying they are meant to frighten future whistleblowers.

The UK government cuts aid for the poor, but fights to maintain farm subsidies for the rich.

This is entirely consistent, since its policy is to help the rich and crush everyone else.

The investigation into the death of 19 elite firefighters in Arizona will focus on the immediate causes, which might enable avoiding putting teams into such conditions in the future.

However, the underlying cause is well understood, predictable, and correctable with sufficient will: global heating.

The US Treasury Secretary is trying to undermine and destroy Europe's planned tax on financial transactions, by getting an exemption for the big US banks.

Sad to say, under a government that basically represents the rich, the question is not whether but how it will betray the rest of us.