The solidifying of Bush/Cheney war on terror programs, once regarded as right-wing aberrations, into bipartisan consensus is easily one of the most significant, disturbing aspects of Obama’s legacy.
Support for human rights abuses and tyranny — not opposition to it — is a staple of U.S. foreign policy. Standing alone, how can anyone believe that the same government that lavishes the Saudi regime with support is waging war or using other forms of violence in order to stop human rights abuses?
A Raytheon president reported “a lot of interest internationally” in the blimps just two weeks ago, before one broke free of its moorings and wreaked havoc across two states.
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.
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.
The New York Federal Reserve Board publishes a highly contentious argument in defense of high-cost payday lenders.
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.
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.
A new book by Linsey McGoey reveals the influence over public policy that a massive philanthropy can wield.
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