Voices
Bloomberg Apologized for Stop-and-Frisk. Why Won't He Say Sorry to Muslims for Spying on Them?
Bloomberg's NYPD engaged in mass surveillance of Muslims, mapping where they prayed, ate, and worked. It was an attack on religious liberty.
Politics
In Final Weeks of Heated Texas Congressional Primary, Unions and Progressive Groups Throw $350,000 Behind Jessica Cisneros
The support comes as Rep. Henry Cuellar, one of the most conservative Democrats in the House, is getting dark-money backing from major lobbying groups.
Ralph Nader on Bloomberg’s Plot to Stop Bernie, the Rot Within the DNC, and His Recent Call With Pelosi
The consumer advocate discusses the state of the Democratic primary and the failed impeachment move in an extended conversation with Jeremy Scahill.
Voices
A Professor Was Called a Pedophile Because of His Work. Academics Are Keeping Their Distance.
Thomas Hubbard has received no complaints of sexual misconduct. But his work on ancient pederasty and the age of sexual consent has made him the target of protests at UT Austin.
Foreign-Funded Dark-Money Groups Lobby IRS to Repeal Remaining Reporting Requirements
A new rule, expected to be finalized soon, will mean that nonprofits no longer have to report donor information, even to the government.
TV Executives Celebrate Unprecedented Flood of Bloomberg Campaign Spending
The Bloomberg campaign has already spent over $360 million on ads — and broadcasting corporations “are jazzed.”
Ahead of South Carolina Vote, Joe Biden Faces Questions Over Claims of Civil Rights Activism
In 1987, Joe Biden said he was a teenage civil rights activist, then said he wasn’t. Now he says he was. Does he have a hazy memory, or is this all malarky?
AIPAC Is Helping Fund Anti-Bernie Sanders Super PAC Ads in Nevada
The group is telling donors that contributions to the Democratic Majority for Israel, whose ads are attacking Sanders, count as donations to AIPAC.
Mike Bloomberg in 2014: “We Should Hope” the NSA Is “Reading Every Email”
Katie Couric asked Mike Bloomberg whether he had ever “sexted on Snapchat.” The question prompted him to describe his views on data collection and privacy.
Pete Buttigieg Says He Wants to Repeal Trump's Tax Law, but He's Heaped Praise on a Controversial Aspect of It
As mayor, Buttigieg supported so-called opportunity zones, which are meant to revitalize low-income areas but in practice accelerate gentrification.