Speech Recognition is NSA's Best-Kept Open Secret
The NSA's ability to turn voice into text is not technically a secret. Over the years, however, there's been almost no public discussion of the spy agency's use of automated speech recognition.
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Holder Defends Record of Not Prosecuting Financial Fraud
After he stepped down as attorney general, he went back to his job at a big D.C. law firm whose clients include many of the big banks he chose not to prosecute.
Right-Wing Think Tank Shills for Payday Lenders on New York Fed Website
The New York Federal Reserve Board publishes a highly contentious argument in defense of high-cost payday lenders.
Secret Surveillance Court Picks First Outsider To Get a Look In
Preston Burton, a criminal defense attorney known for his work with accused spies, is the first friend of the FISA court — appointed due to a provision in the USA Freedom Act.
Go See “The Big Short” Right Now — And Then Read This
The housing bubble was such a gargantuan crime that no movie can capture more than a tiny corner of it. There's much more to what happened, and even seven years after the bailout, little of it is widely understood.
How the Gates Foundation Reflects the Good and the Bad of "Hacker Philanthropy"
A new book by Linsey McGoey reveals the influence over public policy that a massive philanthropy can wield.
George W. Bush Was AWOL, But What’s “Truth” Got to Do With It?
Dan Rather and Mary Mapes weren't the first to report that George W. Bush was AWOL during Vietnam. But they screwed up so badly they were the last.
The U.S. Extends Its Drone War Deeper Into Africa With Secretive Base
In Cameroon, American soldiers are launching drones from a little-known base near the Nigerian border. The surveillance flights bring the U.S. closer to the brutal ground war against Boko Haram.
Richard Glossip Is Set to Die Wednesday, as D.A. Calls New Evidence a “Bullshit PR Campaign”
The closer Oklahoma comes to killing Richard Glossip, the more reason there is to believe the state is about to execute an innocent man.
The Case Against Richard Glossip Is Crumbling, But He Is Still Scheduled to Die in a Week
On the eve of Richard Glossip's most recent execution date, a new witness came forward with evidence that Glossip was framed.