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The article discusses links between the history of U.S. foreign surveillance activities and political scandal in relation to 2013-2014 revelations about spying by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) by NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Topics include projected U.S. federal budget cuts in relation to military spending, the history of political activities by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and NSA global internet surveillance in relation to the history of imperialism.

The article discusses the involvement of radicals and socialists in the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C., which catalyzed the creation of a "Freedom Budget for All Americans" in order to eliminate poverty and create full employment. Topics include the opposition of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to the civil rights movement, connections between economic issues and civil rights for African Americans, and the influence of radical activist Tom Kahn.