Middle East Dictators Buy Spy Tech From Company Linked to IBM and Google
Iran and Syria are the only countries in the region where Semptian would refuse to sell its surveillance tools, an employee said.
World
How U.S. Tech Giants Are Helping to Build China's Surveillance State
A nonprofit led by Google and IBM executives is working with Semptian, whose technology is monitoring the internet activity of 200 million people in China.
Elizabeth Warren Attacked for Saying Israel's Occupation Must End, as Even Ariel Sharon Knew
Elizabeth Warren’s acknowledgement that Israel’s occupation must end echoed famous remarks by an ultranationalist Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon.
The War on Immigrants
From the Mediterranean to Mexico, Capt. Pia Klemp Believes Rescuing Refugees Is Worth Facing Prison Time
If governments are criminalizing people who “show basic human decency, then I think that shows that we’re doing something very right.”
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.
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.