We discuss if it is acceptable for the US government to access American citizens' personal data.
We examine if American security measures are going too far.
We ask under what authority the US monitors the world's phone calls and internet usage.
Amid revelations that the government is collecting mobile phone records, we examine the scope of phone tapping.
We discuss how those journalists trying to cover Washington's covert wars are being warned not do so.
As Arkansas residents suffer after exposure to chemicals from an oil spill, we ask if their concerns will be heard.
We discuss the impact of the case against the whistleblower for leaking state secrets into the "lap of the enemy".
As US and Russia plan to hold peace talks with the government and SNC, we discuss White House foreign policy on Syria.
We discuss whether the Barack Obama administration is doing enough for migrants in the United States.
We ask if genetically modified crops lead to health issues or aid farming and conservation of natural resources.
Guns, Culture and Crime in the US
What fuels the love for guns in the US?
We examine the history of gun ownership in a country where there are almost as many guns as there are people.
01 Feb 2013 15:30 GMT
Opinion: Guns, culture and common sense
Will US change its gun laws?
Why do Americans love guns?
Inside Story Americas01 Feb 2013 20:03 GMT
Are the American people as divided over the issue of gun control as their politicians?
Inside Story Americas02 Feb 2013 09:35 GMT
We travel to Baltimore to meet those trying to stop gun crime and others who say owning a gun is a matter of survival.

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