Pentagon Document Shows U.S. Knew of "Credible" Reports of Civilian Casualties After Its Attacks in Somalia
U.S. Africa Command claimed no civilians were hurt in its attacks in Somalia — but its own internal assessment shows this isn’t true.
World
Secret Brazil Archive
At Sergio Moro’s Suggestion, Brazil’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutors Plotted to Leak Secret Evidence Aimed at Helping Venezuela’s Opposition
An enemy of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with close ties to Brazilian prosecutors published leaked videos of depositions on the eve of gubernatorial elections.
Trump Takes the Bait, Lashing Out at U.K. Ambassador Whose Private Notes Were Leaked
Wittingly or not, Trump seems to have aided a plot hatched in London to depose Britain’s ambassador to the United States.
Climate Crimes
On the Front Lines of Bolsonaro’s War on the Amazon, Brazil’s Forest Communities Fight Against Climate Catastrophe
Without action, the loss of another fifth of Brazil’s rainforest will trigger a cascading system collapse called “dieback” and release a carbon bomb.
Scandal for Bolsonaro's Justice Minister Sergio Moro Grows as The Intercept Partners With Brazil's Largest Magazine for New Exposé
The Guardian reported, “Calls grow for Bolsonaro ally to quit after ‘devastating’ report on leaks.”
Voices
What the Concentration Camps of Bosnia Can Teach Us About the Abuse of Immigrants on the U.S. Border
I never thought the pattern of abuse and deceit that I saw at Serb-run prison camps in the 1990s would be relevant to America — but it is.
Stephanie Grisham, New White House Press Secretary, Has Already Been Caught Lying
The White House press corps should force Donald Trump’s new press secretary to explain why she denied objective reality on his behalf last year.
How a Fringe Muslim Cleric From Australia Became a Hero to America's Far Right
Why is Mohamad Tawhidi, the self-anointed “Imam of Peace,” so devoted to amplifying racist and sexist attacks on the first two Muslim women in Congress?
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.
The War on Immigrants
I’m a Journalist but I Didn’t Fully Realize the Terrible Power of U.S. Border Officials Until They Violated My Rights and Privacy
I complacently assumed that CBP’s horrendous treatment of migrants wouldn’t affect me directly, least of all in Austin, the city where I was born.