Making a Killing
Key Senators Say Disappearance of Washington Post Columnist Should End U.S. “Blank Check” to Saudi Arabia
“A lot of people have been played by the current Saudi leadership,” Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen told The Intercept.
World
Supreme Privilege
On Russian TV, Brett Kavanaugh Is a Victim of “the Plague of Malignant Feminism”
Russian state TV describes Brett Kavanaugh as a victim of a global feminist pandemic that has previously felled Harvey Weinstein and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Brazil’s Far-Right Presidential Candidate Jair Bolsonaro Is Headed for Victory on Sunday — and He’s Bringing His Shock Troops With Him
Brazilian women organized a massive #NotHim march against Jair Bolsonaro. His supporters are responding, “Yes, him!”
Rudy Giuliani’s $1.6 Million Amazon Adventure Has Become an Issue in the Brazilian Election
The governor of Amazonas is using the contract with Giuliani Security & Safety in his re-election bid. Specialists argue that may be all it’s good for.
Drug Traffickers in Rio Explain How Brazil’s Elections Work in the Favelas
“We’re alibis for them”: Gang leaders discuss the politics of fear, alienation, and vote buying in Rio de Janeiro’s poorest communities.
The War on Immigrants
El Salvador Is Trying to Stop Gang Violence. But the Trump Administration Keeps Pushing Failed "Iron Fist" Policing.
The U.S. government is funding important new gang rehabilitation programs with one hand, and punitive policing with the other.
I Just Visited Lula, the World’s Most Prominent Political Prisoner. A "Soft Coup" in Brazil’s Election Will Have Global Consequences.
As the fifth most populous country, what happens in Brazil matters. The current election reflects dynamics that are globally relevant and historically familiar.
Election Insecurity
A Short History of U.S. Meddling in Foreign Elections
The U.S. cannot credibly criticize Russian interference in U.S. elections without conceding that the United States doesn't exactly have clean hands.
Vulture Funds Stand to Make Millions in Wake of Hurricane Maria
Vulture funds scooped up hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Puerto Rican debt after Hurricane Maria hit.
Pentagon Stands by Cameroon — Despite Forensic Analysis Showing Its Soldiers Executed Women and Children
The investigation pinpoints the location of the killings in Cameroon's Far North region and even names some of the alleged perpetrators.