PRISM snooping by the numbers, Jon Stewart signs off for the summer, and more

u.s. The NSA's PRISM internet snooping: By the numbers By harold maass The massive electronic spying program has been the most prolific source of data for U.S. intelligence reports for years business China's Iraqi-oil dominance: Should the U.S. be miffed? By sergio hernandez Counter-intuitively, this might actually be good news for U.S. consumers and companies u.s. NSA is not a scandal until the GOP makes it one By keith wagstaff Republicans have been notably quiet on Obama's controversial surveillance programs the compass Deep State excerpt: The NSA is the largest factory of secrets in the world By marc ambinder For 60 years, the NSA has turned whispers into shouts. It is the anchor of the deep state tech Here are the tech companies denying involvement with the NSA's PRISM program By chris gayomali "We have never heard of PRISM," says Apple entertainment WATCH: Jon Stewart signs off for the summer By peter weber The Daily Show host says goodbye until September, with summer stand-in John Oliver literally measuring the drapes FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE Obama loses The New York Times By Taegan Goddard "The administration has now lost all credibility" FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE You won't finish this article By farhad manjoo Why people online don't read to the end SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE Can disposable 'burner' cell phones protect you from government surveillance? POLITICAL WIRE The Bush-Obama era Wall St. Cheat Sheet Is money still a taboo topic for couples? SALON 5 things you need to know about government spying NEW YORK MAGAZINE Lena Heady on Game of Thrones nudity and horror       Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy Copyright © 2013 The Week, All rights reserved.