Government Report: "An Entire Generation" of American Weapons Is Wide Open to Hackers
Testers were easily and routinely able to take over real weapon systems using simple tools against “mission-critical cyber vulnerabilities.”
National Security
Drone Wars
Israel’s Gabriella Blum Helped Write the Laws of Drone Warfare. Nearly Two Decades Later, She Has Regrets.
Israeli lawyers counseled that targeted killings should always be the exception, never the rule. But critical checks on the practice have evaporated.
The Government Wants Airlines to Delay Your Flight So They Can Scan Your Face
The feds are mad that, in a pilot program, airlines are keeping flights on time by letting passengers skip a facial recognition procedure at boarding.
Making a Killing
House Resolution Directs Trump to End U.S. Support for Yemen War
The Trump administration has argued that U.S. involvement reduces civilian deaths in Yemen, but critics say it implicates the U.S. in possible war crimes.
NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Was Held in Isolation for a Week and No One Has Explained Why
During her transfer to a federal prison, NSA whistleblower Reality Winner was held in isolation in a Florida jail for a week.
Intercepted Podcast
American Dissident: Noam Chomsky on the State of the Empire
An extended conversation with legendary American dissident and scholar Noam Chomsky. Plus, music from Dallas hip-hop artist Bobby Sessions.
This Blessed Plot: Art Untangles Conspiracy at the Met Breuer
A major exhibition in New York looks to art as a method to understand how power really works.
Voices
So You Want to Use the 25th Amendment to Get Rid of Donald Trump? Here Are the Hurdles to Removing a Mentally Impaired President.
The Constitution offers few clues on how to evict a president who seems unhinged, yet retains the backing of his own enabling political party.
Making a Killing
State Department Team Led by Former Raytheon Lobbyist Pushed Mike Pompeo to Support Yemen War Because of Arms Sales
The former lobbyist's team said a $2 billion sale of Raytheon missiles to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates could be imperiled.
Government Can Spy on Journalists in the U.S. Using Invasive Foreign Intelligence Process
Newly released documents illuminate the little-known use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court orders against journalists.