Is Disclosure of Podesta’s Emails a Step Too Far? A Conversation With Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein and Glenn Greenwald discuss WikiLeaks, the privacy implications of the Podesta archive, and the ethics of reporting on hacked emails.
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Why the Brexit Campaign Is Obsessed With Nazis and Hates Facts
Although the war ended seven decades ago, British politicians who want to leave the European Union keep bringing up Nazi Germany.
Nine Lost Souls the FBI Charged as Terrorists While Letting the Orlando Shooter Go
In the United States, 88 people have been arrested on charges of supporting ISIS since 2014. <em>The Intercept</em> has constructed brief portraits of nine of them.
Why the Presidential Debates Will Suck Even Though They Don't Have To
The Commission on Presidential Debates is a private organization controlled by elites from the two major parties whose goal is to protect their standard-bearers.
Howard Dean, Now Employed by Health Care Lobby Firm, Opposes Bernie Sanders on Single-Payer
This evolution of Dean, best known for the progressive politics of his 2004 Democratic presidential campaign, comes as he has settled into a corporate lobbying career.
Mozilla Wants Heads-Up From FBI on Tor Browser Hack
A user of a dark web child-porn website is demanding access to the security vulnerability the FBI used to expose him. Mozilla wants to see it first, so it can fix it.
Congress Boosts Rehab but Gives Opioid Pushers a Pass
The legislation could undo sweeping new guidelines that recommend less prescribing of highly addictive opioid painkillers such as OxyContin and Vicodin.
Corrupt Chicago Police Were Taxing Drug Dealers and Targeting Their Rivals
Chicago police officers Shannon Spalding and Danny Echeverria began investigating an elaborate criminal enterprise within the department that included extortion and possibly murder.
Where's Bernie? Media Ignores Sanders Though He's More Popular Than Trump
More people like Bernie, but in terms of coverage by the mainstream media, Trump is besting Sanders 23 to 1 by some estimates.
Billionaires in Brazil: Understanding How Extreme Wealth and Political Power Overlap Everywhere
“The Brazilian billionaire tradition is simply an extreme version of a natural relationship between wealth and political power,” says <em>Brazillionaires</em> author Alex Cuadros.