Trump’s Muslim Ban Is Culmination of War on Terror Mentality but Still Uniquely Shameful
The humanitarian horrors from this policy are obvious, but what comes next?
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Watch How Casually False Claims Are Published: New York Times and Nicholas Lemann Edition
The Paper of Record publishes a claim it knows to be false about the Snowden reporting. Why?
WashPost Is Richly Rewarded for False News About Russia Threat While Public Is Deceived
In the current D.C. climate on Russia, all relevant journalistic incentives encourage and reward false news.
Anonymous Leaks to the WashPost About the CIA's Russia Beliefs Are No Substitute for Evidence
There are many obvious reasons for skepticism about anonymous press leaks regarding Russia, but they are no match for partisan needs.
In the Trump Era, Leaking and Whistleblowing Are More Urgent, and More Noble, Than Ever
Trump has not yet been inaugurated, but all signs point to a presidency that will be deeply hostile to basic precepts of transparency. The Intercept is determined to enable sources to work with journalists in the safest way possible.
U.S. and U.K. Continue to Actively Participate in Saudi War Crimes, Targeting of Yemeni Civilians
Obama was explicitly warned the U.S. could be liable as a war crimes participant. That changed nothing.
Why Did the Saudi Regime and Other Gulf Tyrannies Donate Millions to the Clinton Foundation?
It doesn’t exactly take a jaded disposition to doubt that donations from some of the world’s most repressive regimes are motived by a desire to aid the foundation’s charitable work.
How Dogs Forge a Bond with Rio’s Homeless That Is Life-Saving for Both
A new film by Heloisa Passos for Field of Vision explores the profound and complex relationship between dogs and homeless people in Rio de Janeiro.
CNN and the NYT Are Deliberately Obscuring Who Perpetrated the Afghan Hospital Attack
From the start, not even the U.S. military had the audacity to try to obscure that they did this. They left that dirty work to their leading media outlets, which, as usual, are more than eager and happy to comply.
U.S. State Department “Welcomes” News That Saudi Arabia Will Head U.N. Human Rights Panel
Elite sectors of the West want everyone to avert their eyes from this deep and close relationship with the Saudis for good reason: It single-handedly destroys almost every propagandistic narrative told to the Western public about that region.