Healthcare.gov, the government’s website for the Affordable Care Act, has been secretly sending users’ personal data to private advertising and marketing companies, according to the Associated Press. The data disclosed includes highly personal information, including age, income, zip code, and whether the person in question smokes, or is pregnant. it also includes a computer’s IP address and can identify the …
Did President Obama’s SOTU Really Turn the Page?
President Obama attempted to turn the page in his hour long State of the Union address last night where he discussed the financial crisis of 2008, the recession and unemployment and deficits that followed and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He then went on to enforce America’s commitment to peace, the importance of cybersecurity, and the importance of leading …
Half of Global Wealth Held by the 1%, Says Oxfam Report
The gap between the world’s richest and poorest is increasing, according to a study conducted by anti-poverty charity Oxfam International, which found that by next year, one percent of the world’s population will own more wealth than the other 99%. Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam International, pointed out the dangerous gap ahead of this week’s annual World Economic Forum …
Bobby Jindal Gets Called Out for Muslim “No-Go Zones”
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal continues to spread the myth of “no-go zones” after Fox News issued an on-air apology and correction for allowing its anchors to make the false claim about the Muslim-only areas in European countries that are not under the control of the state and are ruled according to Shariah law. Jindal missed the memo, expressing his outrage …
Chris Christie and Jerry Jones Shady Relationship Explained
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s relationship with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has raised suspicion after Thursday night when Christie said that the first time he spoke with Jones was in the summer of 2013. However, Christie said last month that he had known Jones for the last five years while in June 2014 he said that he first spoke …
Scientology Spying, Threats & Lawsuits
Scientology is being sued by Monique Rathbun in Texas for harassment and spying in incidents similar to their treatment of Paulette Cooper in the 1970s. The church’s legal threats and lawsuits against people deemed to be opposed to the Church are also explored, with the Church willingness to sue people highlighted in this excerpt from the full length episode on …
Supreme Court Agrees to Take On Gay Marriage Issue
The Supreme Court has agreed to take on the gay marriage issue and will decide whether the Constitution allows individual states to ban same-sex marriage after refusing to hear appeals from seven states where statewide bans on same-sex marriage had been invalidated. The hope for gay marriage advocates is that the court will establish a national constitutional right to same-sex …