We are angry, rightly so, about the obscene bonuses and pay given to bankers and the financial mandarins who destroyed the economy. Part of the problem is that the political dialogue--parroted by the traditional media and the political leaders who are bought and paid for by the financial industry-- never questions a basic premise: that financial institutions have to pay "market rates" to retain "top talent". But, it's an entirely rigged and phony system. And, while we understand the desire for immediate revenge on the part of the people, if we want real change, we have to challenge the mindset.

A federal judge has dismissed Jewel v. NSA, a case from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on behalf of AT&T customers challenging the National Security Agency's mass surveillance of millions of ordinary Americans' phone calls and emails.