Trump Wrong On Data Collection, Says Supreme Court
Trump’s “argument that generating Location History … is a voluntary choice [made by U.S. citizens to give up the right of privacy] is meritless.”
Pentagon Firefighting Foam Danger To Health
By Cliff Montgomery – Sept. 30th, 2018“As of August 2017, DOD [Department Of Defense] had identified 401 active or closed military installations with known or suspected releases” of potentially dangerous…
Orwell On Corporate Censorship
By Cliff Montgomery – Sept. 4th, 2018In the early 1940s, George Orwell wrote an allegorical tale about animals who take over a farm in the name of equal rights for…
Social Media Censorship
By Cliff Montgomery – Aug. 31st, 2018Everyone understands why it is important to keep government officials from deciding what you may say, see, hear and read. An official who controls…
US Navy Clandestine Activities
By Cliff Montgomery – July 31st, 2018Most people understand the importance of keeping a leash on U.S. intelligence organizations like the C.I.A. Few people would think of keeping a similar…
Congressional Oversight Of Covert Actions
By Cliff Montgomery – June 30th, 2018Covert actions and clandestine activities remain some of the greatest threats to a functional democracy.Just consider that the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military…
Arctic Oil Behind New Cold War
By Cliff Montgomery – May 31st, 2018You hear it almost every day now: A litany of unproven accusations shuttled between the U.S. and Russian governments that paint one nation or…
Great Pacific Garbage Patch Much Bigger Than Expected
By Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 29th, 2018A few weeks ago, the corporate media spent a small amount of time informing the public that a large conglomeration of plastic trash floating…
Panel Which Oversees Foreign Investment Gains Importance For Many
By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 31st, 2018Why conquer a nation by force when you can simply buy its companies? It is the little-discussed, inherent weakness of capitalism: The system works…
Pentagon Failing To Keep Track Of Contracted Services
By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 30th, 2018“The Department of Defense (DOD) is the federal government’s largest purchaser of contractor-provided services,” which can be a real problem as “the government can…
Federal Disaster Relief Is Big Business
By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 28th, 2018“As climate change worsens, so does hurricane season,” pointed out TIME magazine. But a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) hints…
Classification Authority
By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 30th, 2018“The Supreme Court has never directly addressed the extent to which Congress may constrain the executive branch’s power” regarding the classification of national security…
Classification Authority
By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 28th, 2018It’s essential for a democracy to have a well-informed public. For a public to be well-informed, it needs journalists and other professional watchdogs who…
Internet Gun Sales
By Cliff Montgomery – Dec. 31st, 2017“The relative anonymity of the Internet makes it an ideal means for prohibited individuals to obtain illegal firearms,” according to an eye-opening study released…
Internet Leaders For Net Neutrality
By Cliff Montgomery – Dec. 13th, 2017Tomorrow, Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is planning a vote which may spell the end of net neutrality – a federal law which ensures…
NSA Surveillance
By Cliff Montgomery – Nov. 29th, 2017Since Edward Snowden revealed that the U.S. government employs a previously little-known section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to potentially spy on…
Waldron Group Libel
By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 31st, 2017A few weeks ago, the Spark ran an article pointing out that – according to leading legal expert Jeremy Waldron – the slurs routinely…
Waldron Dignity And Defamation
By Cliff Montgomery – Sept. 25th, 2017A few weeks ago, the Spark ran an article pointing out that the statements routinely put forward by modern-day fascists in America may not…
Fascists Forget That Slander Is Not Free Speech
By Cliff Montgomery – Aug. 30th, 2017“…People should be free to talk about their experiences in a truthful manner without fear of a lawsuit if they say something mean, but…
TSA Fails To Provide Evidence For Passenger Behavior Checklist
By Cliff Montgomery – July 31st, 2017Ever wonder why some Americans demand oversight and accountability for their government officials? An activity of those who serve in the Transportation Security Administration…
Trump Personality Found In History
By Cliff Montgomery – July 19th, 2017One may discover the essence of a politician by noting the general character of his actions and statements. The politician’s true intentions then usually…
US Russia Using Dangerous Phosphorus Bombs In Syria And Iraq
By Cliff Montgomery – June 26th, 2017U.S. forces in the Middle East appear to be routinely employing artillery-delivered white phosphorus – a dangerous incendiary weapon – among civilian populations, according…
Kathy Griffin Effigy Mirror Image Of Clinton Obama Effigies
By Cliff Montgomery – May 31st, 2017Effigy: A roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger.…
Pentagon Cannot Account For All Contractor Dollars
By Cliff Montgomery – May 20th, 2017The Department Of Defense (DOD) hires a lot of contractors to perform the people’s business. And that adds up to a lot of taxpayer…