Experimenting With Disaster
Lab That Created Risky Avian Flu Had “Unacceptable” Biosafety Protocols
Documents obtained by The Intercept reveal disturbing biosafety lapses and troubling gaps in oversight by government agencies.
Politics
Experimenting With Disaster
Accident With 1918 Pandemic Virus Raises Questions About Pathogen Research
A researcher working with the 1918 flu virus was bit by an infected ferret and sent home to quarantine.
Experimenting With Disaster
Student Infected With Debilitating Virus in Undisclosed Biolab Accident
By the time a researcher who pricked her finger in Missouri reported the accident, she was already sick.
AIPAC's First Attack Ad in Midterms Hits Would-Be Squad Member Summer Lee
Internal polls show the race for the deep-blue seat tightening. The GOP and AIPAC are going for the jugular.
Leaked Documents Outline DHS’s Plans to Police Disinformation
Under the guise of counterterrorism, the government is accelerating pressure on social media companies to crack down on speech the feds deem disinformation.
Is Hindu Nationalist Money Making Its Way Into Maryland’s Governor Race?
Maryland’s Democratic gubernatorial ticket, Wes Moore and Aruna Miller, held a fundraiser with Trump supporters and people linked to the Hindutva movement.
Obama Already Said Some of What the Progressive Caucus Got Slammed for About Ukraine
And Mike Mullen, former head of the Joint Chiefs, said all of it — without blowback.
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Here’s How Much Money You've Lost If You Took Matt Damon’s Crypto Advice One Year Ago
Damon’s “Fortune favors the brave!” ad premiered last October 28.
The Fed Likes to Tout Its Independence. So Why Are Big Banks Lobbying It?
Unlike Trump, Biden vowed to “respect the Fed’s independence,” even as bank lobbyists continue to swarm it.
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John Durham Was Trump's Answer to Robert Mueller. His Investigation Went Nowhere.
Durham has used the criminal justice system to score political points, not to search for the truth.