I'll break down the irony behind the Republican voting fiasco in the Commonwealth state. Several Republican-controlled state legislatures across the nation have now passed restrictive new laws aimed at limiting the number of people who can vote next year. Whether it's through new Voter ID laws - new hurdles to register voters - or getting rid of early voting - the Republican fix is already in on the 2012 election. And while all of this has been going on - while Republican have been disenfranchising voters en masse.... To Rick Perry - these voter laws are just fine - no problem - it's the name of the game. So then why is Rick Perry suing the state of Virginia now?

Brazilian police seek charges against US oil company Chevron and drilling contractor Transocean for an oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilians don't mess around when it comes to oil spills. See what they're planning to do to their oil barons - that we here in the United States need to copy.

John W. Whitehead Rutherford Institute joins Thom Hartmann. If you thought your interaction with the TSA was over once you left the airport this weekend - think again! The TSA is expanding it's operations - so what does that mean for our privacy?? TSA Security teams are now roaming the country setting up shop at other transportation depots besides airports. Over 9300 unannounced checkpoints were set up this year at places like train stations, subways, ferries, and other mass transit hubs - costing taxpayers 110 million bucks. So far - there's no proof that the random checkpoints are working to prevent any sort of terrorist attack - yet the TSA is asking for more money - to do even more random checkpoints across the nation. So why is the TSA trampling on the rights of Americans to be presumed innocent for just wanting to get on a bus, train, or plane?