Today on TPMCafe, Joan Chalmers Williams knows what would make a good Mother’s Day present, and Elizabeth Warren looks at a new report about household debt. Juliette Kayyem responds to yesterday’s news about the NSA’s interest in Americans’ phone records, while Mark Schmitt tries to explain Bush’s hostility to the CIA. G. John Ikenberry continues the America Abroad discussion about a new American Grand Strategy, and Matt Yglesias is thinking about the Apocalypse. Michael Powell has the day’s news, and readers are discussing domestic spying and the upcoming elections.

Tune in next week for our Book Club discussion about Greg Grandin’s Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism.