In the mind of Glenn Greenwald, there is no greater threat to the future of humanity than centrist Democrats. They are surveillance loving, neoliberal shills who have sworn fealty to the overlords of the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, and President Obama. No matter how bad ...read more

The Trump administration has taken it’s first step in retaliating against leakers, showing that the President’s tirades on twitter are more than just rhetorical threats. Charges have been brought under the Espionage Act against a 25 year-old NSA contractor for allegedly ...read more

With three days left before Donald Trump takes office, President Obama used executive powers to bypass congress and continue the United States' commitment to the historic Paris agreement. Reported the Guardian: Barack Obama has heeded calls to help secure the future of the ...read more

(Note from the editors: We're going to be sporadically running reader emails that are well written, intelligent and contribute to the engaging debates we have here at the Banter) Dear Sirs, Its Prison, People. It’s not a question of what toilet Bradley Manning uses. Nor ...read more