Under Trump’s SEC, Wall Street Secrecy Expands as Enforcement Shrinks
In Jay Clayton, Wall Street firms have a regulator who likes to dole out disclosure exemptions and slaps on the wrist.
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Just as U.S. Media Does With MLK, Brazil's Media Is Trying to Whitewash and Exploit Marielle Franco's Political Radicalism
Brazil's most influential media outlet is trying to turn Marielle into an unthreatening symbol of political clichés — much like how the U.S. portrays MLK.
After Gains in Virginia, Democrats' First Big Move Is a Fat Giveaway to the State's Energy Monopoly
“As written, the bill is a steaming pile of garbage. You can quote me on that,” Delegate Lee Carter said of Dominion's legislation.
ICE Shackled 92 Somalis for 40 Hours on a Failed Deportation Flight. That Was Just the Start of the Abuse.
Half the group is being detained at Glades County Detention Center, where they have complained of a litany of abuses, including violent assaults by guards.
A Syria for All Its People — Two Books on an Unnecessary War
Rania Abouzeid and Alia Malek's books, based on years of in-country reporting, are an answer to those who say no one truly knows what happened in Syria.
Intercepted Podcast: Legacy of Blood — the 55-Year U.S. War Against Iraqis
Jeremy Scahill gives a history of U.S. Iraq policy. Mehdi Hasan talks about “60 Minutes” fawning over the Saudi prince. Author Eve Ewing discusses her new book.
Banned from the U.S. Due to Terrorist Threats, Yemenis Are Themselves the Victims of Attacks
Khaldoon Gahleeb was assassinated by ISIS in November. He had been waiting for a visa to join his family in the U.S. when Trump banned immigration from Yemen.
What the Dan Lipinski-Marie Newman Democratic Primary in Illinois Means
Dan Lipinski and Marie Newman's Illinois race showed that the progressive wing of the Democratic Party can mount mighty challenges to entrenched incumbents.
U.S. Military Launches Broad Investigation of SEAL Team 6 After Green Beret Killing in Mali
Two members of SEAL Team 6 are expected to be charged in the killing of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar, a Green Beret.
From North Dakota to Puerto Rico, Controversial Security Firm Profits From Oil Protests and Climate Disasters
TigerSwan, the mercenary security firm that worked to suppress the NoDAPL movement, is promoting its disaster response efforts in Houston and Puerto Rico.