Protests for Black Lives
How Cops Can Secretly Track Your Phone
A guide to stingray surveillance technology, which may have been deployed at recent protests.
National Security
The Pentagon Has a New Process for Paying for Civilian Deaths — but Is Still Slow to Acknowledge Them
A Pentagon report shows that in 2019 the military made 65 condolence payments in Afghanistan, six in Iraq, and none in any other country.
Was the Chinese Consulate in Houston Really a Hotbed of Economic Espionage?
People close to China-related investigations in Houston say the decision to close the consulate may be more about politics than spy threats.
An Air Force Special Operations Surveillance Plane Is Lurking Near Portland During Federal Crackdown
An Air Force surveillance plane designed to carry state-of-the-art sensors typically reserved for war zones has been circling above Portland.
Democrats Unveil Draft Foreign Policy Platform With Promises to End "Forever Wars" and "Regime Change"
The draft platform is a sign of how far the party’s center of gravity has shifted in four years.
Voices
House Democrats, Working With Liz Cheney, Restrict Trump's Planned Withdrawal of Troops From Afghanistan and Germany
The bipartisan commitment to using Russia for endless war and imperialism remains vibrant.
In Buried Report, U.S. Government Admits Major Failures in Confronting Domestic Terrorism
The analysis offers an unusually self-critical view of gaps and weaknesses in the government’s response to homegrown terror threats.
Progressives Plan to Push Big Cuts to Defense Spending, Citing Coronavirus Crisis
“It is time to fundamentally change our national priorities,” Bernie Sanders said. His proposal would reduce Pentagon spending by $74 billion.
John Bolton Is Telling the Truth, but Let’s Not Forget His Horrible, Dangerous Career
Bolton didn’t just love endless wars. He even pushed infant formula in countries with contaminated water.
Voices
George Floyd's Murder May Finally End the Army's Fealty to Defeated Confederate Traitors
The men for whom the Army bases were named were passionate advocates of a slavocracy and often incompetent military leaders.