This week in theGrio: Secret Spying Court and Racist Ron and Rand Paul

Check out these latest pieces from me in MSNBC's theGrio this week:

The first deals with the African American judge who presides over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, a secret Supreme Court that rubber stamps the government's efforts to get into our business.  Click HERE for more.

The second story is a look at the racist history of libertarian-conservative politicians Ron and Rand Paul, and how Rand's affiliations with a neo-Confederate admirer of John Wilkes Booth could damage his presidential chances in 2016.  Click HERE for more.