Voices
Top Fed Official: Fed Will “Keep At This” Until Your Savings Accounts Are Drained
Kansas City Fed President Esther George should be celebrated for being honest about how the Federal Reserve works.
Politics
Democratic Consultants Cash In on AIPAC Spending — Even as It Tries to Hand the House to Republicans
The firms helped attack progressive Summer Lee during the primary. Now, in a tight general election, AIPAC is all in on the Republican.
Israel's Far-Right Kingmakers Draw on U.S. Funding — Despite Terror Classifications
Even as some in D.C. have expressed concern about the figures in Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, little is done about the tax-exempt U.S. supporters of Israel’s far right.
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.
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.