Obama Hints at Renewed Pressure on Encryption, Clinton Waves Off First Amendment
Citing San Bernardino, President Obama and Hillary Clinton are upping pressure on social media sites and tech companies that provide end-to-end encryption.
3,006 posts found for ‘Best’
Turkish President Ignores ISIS, Stokes Civil War with Kurds
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised stability and security in the recent Turkish elections and then vowed to “liquidate” Kurdish rebels, ending the peace process.
The Paris Climate Deal Punted on Refugee Crisis
After the Paris conference, there's still no such thing as a "climate refugee."
Coal CEO Thanks Lamar Smith, Asks Him to Expand Probe of Climate Scientists
"They’re crony capitalists, they’re making a fortune off of you the taxpayer," said Robert E. Murray about two scientific nonprofits.
Anti-Israel Activism Criminalized in the Land of Charlie Hebdo and “Free Speech”
Where are all the newfound free speech activists who insisted that a defense of free expression was so vital to all that is good and just in the Western world? Why isn't the #JeSuisBDS hashtag trending in defense of these activists who have been persecuted — prosecuted — by France for their political views?
Toxic Firefighting Foam Has Contaminated U.S. Drinking Water
The EPA has yet to regulate the toxic PFCs found in fire-suppressing foam, Teflon, and other products that have contaminated our drinking water.
The Rule of Law Enforcement
Although one’s first few days at a new prison are always given over largely to errands and social obligations, I did manage to get in some much-needed reading time.
Homeland Goes Rogue Against the Espionage Act
A plot twist poses a dilemma: If a government official leaks secret files in the public interest, should he be prosecuted or congratulated?
![Aug. 28, 2015 - N, Minnesota, U.S. - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke to the DNC summer meeting in Minneapolis. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Friday, August 28, 2015 Democratic National Committee Summer Meeting is being held in Minneapolis beginning Thursday. Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley, Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb are expected to address DNC meeting goers. ORG XMIT: MIN1508281306310222 (Credit Image: © Glen Stubbe/Minneapolis Star Tribune via ZUMA Wire)](https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hillary-clinton.jpg?fit=768%2C384)
Clinton Takes Her Adviser’s Side, Attacking Big Banks but Not BlackRock
Clinton's reform plan goes easy on asset managers; Cheryl Mills, a close Clinton adviser, sits on the board of directors of BlackRock, the largest asset management firm in the world.
Let's Not Whitewash George W. Bush's Actual, Heinous Record on Muslims in the U.S.
On U.S. soil, Bush perpetrated a wide array of radical abuses aimed at Muslims in the wake of 9/11. His pretty rhetoric should not serve to justify or suppress that.