In Confidential Memo, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Celebrated Unemployment as a “Worker-Discipline Device”
Yellen wanted this to be the best of all possible worlds, but the best world she could conceive of was terrible.
Politics
Rachel Maddow Stopped Short in Her Podcast on Nazi-Loving Hamilton Fish III
The congressman, who conspired with Hitler's Germany, became a huge Reagan fan.
Inside the Slow Implosion of the Democratic Party’s Vaunted Campaign Tech Firm
Loyal Democrats say layoffs at NGP VAN and EveryAction by the company’s new private equity owners could hobble the party.
Voices
Cop City Goes National
As the country’s attention descends on Cop City following a police killing last week, the local stakes should be front of mind.
Voices
It's the GOP, Stupid: How the Party Gave Us a New Mexico Pol Accused of Hiring Assassins
There’s no distancing the Republican Party from Solomon Peña — or his alleged acts of political violence.
Reps. Adam Schiff and Jim Jordan Killed Mass Surveillance Reform in 2020. Will They Do It Again?
Top House Democrats have shown a willingness to work with the Freedom Caucus to block progressive reforms.
Voices
The Secrets Presidents Keep in Their Garages and Luxury Resorts
The ceaseless political scandals over classified documents point to deeper systemic problems with Washington’s obsession with secrecy.
High-Level Pentagon Official Used Racial Slurs, Drank on Job, Sexually Harassed Employees: Watchdog
The unusual investigation into former Defense deputy CFO Douglas Glenn follows Biden administration pledge to root out racism in the workplace.
Origins of Covid
Unredacted NIH Emails Show Efforts to Rule Out Lab Origin of Covid
Virologists close to the NIH initially believed the Covid virus could be genetically engineered. Unredacted emails show how their thinking evolved.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Covid-19 Drugmakers Pressured Twitter to Censor Activists Pushing for Generic Vaccine
The social media pressure campaign was just a part of the pharmaceutical industry's successful lobbying blitz to retain patents — and make record profits.