U.S. Moves Forward With Multibillion-Dollar “Smart Bomb” Sale to Saudi Arabia and UAE Despite Civilian Deaths in Yemen
Coalition airstrikes have targeted food sources, water infrastructure, markets, and even schools and hospitals.
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The NSA's Role in a Climate-Changed World: Spying on Nonprofits, Fishing Boats, and the North Pole
New documents show how U.S. spies gathered intelligence related to environmental conflicts, disasters, and resources
“I Refused to Secretly Spy” — An Iranian-American Turned Down the FBI and Wound Up With a Prison Sentence
The prosecution of Ahmad Sheikhzadeh suggests his real crime was not picking a side.
Double Negative: Trump, Putin, and the Destruction of Political Intelligence
Journalist Masha Gessen, historian Nikhil Pal Singh, technology analyst Micah Lee, and musician Oneohtrix Point Never are this week’s guest.
Military Brass Tells Congress It Has No Idea What Saudi Arabia Is Doing With U.S. Bombs in Yemen
In a surprising admission, the head of U.S. Central Command said that CENTCOM does not closely track U.S.-supported Saudi bombing missions in Yemen.
Under Trump, U.S. Still Leads World's Arms Exporters — and Yemenis Are Still Paying the Price
Despite legal questions about the sales, Saudi Arabia was the top purchaser of American weapons in 2017.
Democrat in Competitive Texas Primary Compares Mexican Border to Iran-Iraq
In Texas, progressive and conservative Democratic candidates clash over immigration in the run-up to the primary.
George Nader, Cooperating Witness in Mueller Probe, Was Arrested for Child Pornography in the 1980s
The latest enigmatic figure to saunter onto the stage in Robert Mueller's probe had a brush with the law in the mid-1980s.
How and Why We Should All Be Like the Late Journalistic Giant Robert Parry
Robert Parry was one of the most talented reporters of the past 50 years — but, as he would modestly say, any curious human being could do what he did.
UAE Says It Can’t Control Yemeni Forces — Even as It Hands Them Bags of Cash
The U.N. estimates 340,000 people will likely be displaced if fighting reaches the port city of Hodeidah, a key entry point for humanitarian aid.