Left Side of the Aisle #138

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of December 19-25, 2013

This week:

NSA spying found probably unconstitutional
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/16/judge-nsa-surveillance-fourth-amendment/4041995/
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304607104579214242720315708
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/judge-deals-nsa-defeat-bulk-phone-collection-21236320
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/06/james-clapper-prosecution_n_4399623.html
http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/192241-patriot-act-author-obamas-intel-czar-should-be-prosecuted
http://nation.time.com/2013/11/23/new-document-shows-nsa-wanted-more-more-more-power/?xid=gonewsedit&google_editors_picks=true
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/us/politics/nsa-report-outlined-goals-for-more-power.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/11/23/us/politics/23nsa-sigint-strategy-document.html?_r=0
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/16/lawyer-nsa-lawsuit_n_4454902.html

Clown Award: Rep. Paul Rantin'
http://blogs.wsj.com/canadarealtime/2013/12/17/rep-ryan-floats-tying-keystone-xl-to-raising-debt-ceiling/?mod=wsj_streaming_stream
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-13/chinas-extreme-smog-forces-pilots-to-train-for-blind-landings
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-snow-israel-egypt-20131213,0,1691393.story#axzz2nN6nJ0Ja
http://www.livescience.com/42020-november-2013-hottest-on-record.html?google_editors_picks=true

Everything You Need to Know: about which side Obama is really on
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101204216

More gun profits, more gun deaths
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/13/sandy-hook-gun-profits_n_4442034.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/13/arapahoe-high-school-shooting_n_4441538.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/06/gun-sales-newtown_n_4394185.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/12/12/the-school-shootings-you-didn-t-hear-about-one-every-two-weeks-since-newtown.html
http://www.cleveland.com/obrien/index.ssf/2013/12/to_make_schools_safer_arm_trai.html
http://fair.org/slider/the-self-defense-self-delusion/
http://www.salon.com/2013/09/17/gun_nuts_peddle_gruesome_lies_in_face_of_tragedy/

Outrage of the Week: the budget deal
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/17/senate-budget-deal_n_4459297.html
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_24711699/dana-milbank-republicans-buck-purity-police
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/10/heres-whats-in-paul-ryan-and-patty-murrays-mini-budget-deal/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-the-inadequate-but-necessary-budget-deal/2013/12/11/ce02fc9e-62a1-11e3-a373-0f9f2d1c2b61_story.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/katrina-vanden-heuvel-undeserved-applause-for-ryan-murray-budget-deal/2013/12/17/289810d4-66a5-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_story.html
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/05/cbo-study-tax-expenditures.php
http://www.firstfocus.net/library/reports/the-recession%E2%80%99s-ongoing-impact-on-children-2012
http://www.nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/economy/1-in-5-kids-in-u-s-living-in-poverty-report-says-20121205
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24039202
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/13/raising-the-minimum-wage-old-shibboleths-new-evidence/?_r=0
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/minimum-wage-productivity_n_2680639.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/03/04/1665281/corporate-profits-worker-income/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/harold-meyerson-as-us-manufacturers-win-the-middle-class-loses/2013/12/12/5333cd5a-6363-11e3-aa81-e1dab1360323_story.html
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/15/fed_messed_with_the_wrong_senator/
http://www.salon.com/2013/05/02/the_foreclosure_fraud_settlement_was_a_big_dud/
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/16/1263148/-How-far-would-Bank-of-America-go-to-screw-distressed-nbsp-homeowners
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/10/biggest-banks-even-bigger_n_3900363.html?ref=topbar
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-15/mcdonalds-low-wages-come-with-a-7-billion-side-of-welfare
http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acsbr12-01.pdf
http://phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-life-of-riley.html
http://www.epi.org/publication/ib339-us-poverty-higher-safety-net-weaker/