Capitalism’s Consigliere: McKinsey’s Work for Insurance Companies, ICE, Drug Manufacturers, and Despots
Former health insurance executive Wendell Potter, reporter Ian MacDougall, and The Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald are this week’s guests.
155 posts found for ‘prison industrial complex’
Inside the Archive of an LSD Researcher With Ties to the CIA’s MKUltra Mind Control Project
Louis Jolyon West seems to have used chemicals and hypnosis liberally in his medical practice, possibly leading to the death of a child and the execution of an innocent man.
A Memoir From Hell: Samantha Power Will Do Anything for Human Rights Unless It Hurts Her Career
A new book by Obama’s ambassador to the U.N. won't honestly tell us what she saw on the mountaintop because she wants to get back there.
Senate Committee Votes to Raise Defense Spending for Second Year in a Row to $750 Billion
In some cases, the Senate bill exceeds Trump administration requests. It authorizes $10 billion for 94 F-35 Fighters — 16 more than the Pentagon asked for.
How Israeli-Designed Drones Became Russia’s Eyes in the Sky for Defending Bashar al-Assad
Though their alliances ostensibly put them on opposite sides, the Syrian war has paradoxically deepened the relationship between Israel and Russia.
Wasteland of Corruption
The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer, Kamran Matin, and author Fatima Bhutto are this week’s guests.
"It's Armageddon Time for the Democratic Party"
Ralph Nader and reporter Lee Fang are this week’s guests.
We Need to Talk About Joe
Poet Aja Monet, organizer Astra Taylor, and Nathan Robinson of Current Affairs are this week’s guests.
Intercepted Live: Chicago Claps Back
Live from Chicago: Poet and author Eve Ewing, revolutionary educator Bill Ayers, activist Charlene Carruthers, and journalist Jamie Kalven are this week's guests.
She Defended Her Land Against a Mine in Guatemala. Then She Fled in Fear for Her Life.
Guatemala is one of the most dangerous countries for Indigenous people and campesinos fighting to protect land from agribusiness and extractive industries.