Making a Killing
A Top Progressive Consulting Firm Is Doing PR for an Israeli Spy Company
SKDKnickerbocker is running communications for NSO Group, an Israeli company known for selling surveillance technology to authoritarian governments.
World
Making a Killing
On Yemen, Congress Has Spoken. It Wants the U.S. Out. Now the Ball Is in Trump’s Court.
Frustration with Saudi Arabia has been at an all-time high on Capitol Hill since October, when Saudi agents killed the Washington Post’s Jamal Khashoggi.
Specter of Far-Right Violence Haunts Crisis Talks Over Brexit
Tensions over Brexit, and fears of a backlash from nationalists if it does not happen soon, have rekindled fears of political violence in Britain.
U.S. Warmly Welcomed Congo's Disputed Election Results — but Has Been Sanctioning Its Election Officials Ever Since
Congo's independent election authority hired Trump associates to lobby Washington — an unusual arrangement even by swamp standards.
Google Dragonfly
Google Is Conducting a Secret “Performance Review” of Its Censored China Search Project
Google normally assesses performance through open peer review. But it is evaluating its censored search team behind closed doors.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Right-Wing Donor Adam Milstein Has Spent Millions of Dollars to Stifle the BDS Movement and Attack Critics of Israeli Policy
“He is uniquely proud of such aggressive, anti-speech tactics to suppress people of color. This is a war of personal attacks.”
Trump Offers Netanyahu Part of Syria to Boost Israeli Leader's Flagging Re-Election Campaign
Hoping to help Israel's leader get re-elected, Trump recognized Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights, territory it seized from Syria in 1967.
Beto O'Rourke Slams Benjamin Netanyahu, Saying Israeli Has “Openly Sided With Racists”
Beto O'Rourke denied that donations from supporters of Israel had influenced him and denounced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in stark terms.
Inside the Video Surveillance Program IBM Built for Philippine Strongman Rodrigo Duterte
Law enforcement in Davao City familiar with the IBM program said the technology had assisted them in carrying out Duterte’s controversial anti-crime agenda.
U.S. Mercenaries Arrested in Haiti Were Part of a Half-Baked Scheme to Move $80 Million for Embattled President
It was too good a deal for the band of semi-employed military veterans and security contractors to turn down.