Links on 8/09/2013

Secure alternatives to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter | Fox News.

The NSA Can Search Everybody's Email But Its Own.

The NSA Is Copying and Processing All Emails That Leave the U.S..

Yes, Wall Street Is Overpaid.

Bank Fails to Read Customer's Fine Print, Gets Sued for Violating TOS.

Autism, An Insider’s Guide | Andrew Solomon.

Smug About Suffering | Andrew Solomon.

XKeyscore: NSA tool collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet' | World news | theguardian.com.

Daily Kos: 15 things everyone would know if there were a liberal media.

Michael Klare, How to Fry a Planet | MyFDL.

Why It’s So Hard to Sue Wal-Mart for Gender Discrimination | MyFDL.

Surveillance questions snowball: 5 stories you may have missed – World – CBC News.

BBC – Capital – Turning water into gold.

The Bot Wars: why you can never buy concert tickets online.

Companies Need To Pay People More – Business Insider.

Children given lifelong ban on talking about fracking | Environment | The Guardian.

NSA files show privacy does not exist | Technology | theguardian.com.

401(k)s are a sham – Salon.com.

Science is not the Enemy of the Humanities | New Republic.

Wells Are Running Dry In Parts Of Kansas : NPR.

Water Wars: Who Controls The Flow? : NPR.

"Just Cause:" Isn't it Time for All Workers to Have More Job Security?.

How Payday Lenders Bounce Back When States Crack Down – Truthdig.

For Africa’s Solar Sisters, Off-Grid Electricity is Power by Diane Toomey: Yale Environment 360.

The Surprising Role of CO2 in Changes on the African Savanna by Adam Welz: Yale Environment 360.

With Tar Sands Development, Growing Concern on Water Use by Ed Struzik: Yale Environment 360.

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Army Will Not Suspend Contracts with Al Qaeda-Tied Companies, Citing "Due Process Rights".

Disability Is No Excuse to Deprive One of Civil Liberties | American Civil Liberties Union.