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.
World
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.
Google Executive Declines to Say If China Censors Its Citizens
At a Senate hearing, the company’s chief privacy officer repeatedly said the status of Google’s censored search engine for China is “unclear.”
Making a Killing
House Resolution Directs Trump to End U.S. Support for Yemen War
The Trump administration has argued that U.S. involvement reduces civilian deaths in Yemen, but critics say it implicates the U.S. in possible war crimes.
Intercepted Podcast
American Dissident: Noam Chomsky on the State of the Empire
An extended conversation with legendary American dissident and scholar Noam Chomsky. Plus, music from Dallas hip-hop artist Bobby Sessions.
Trump Gets 100 Countries to Sign On to His U.N. Drug War Plan, Ignoring Changing Thinking on Human Rights and Legalization
Some brutal regimes with draconian drug policies signed on — and a few allies balked at the Trump administration's retrograde drug war push.
Facebook Brushed Off the U.N. Five Separate Times Over Calls for Murder of Human Rights Worker
A U.N. report said a post about the “Muslim ... national traitor” was shared over 1,000 times and that comments called for the person to be killed.
Google Dragonfly
Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track Search Users in China
The company forced employees to delete the document, which stated that a Chinese partner would have “unilateral access” to user data.
Making a Killing
State Department Team Led by Former Raytheon Lobbyist Pushed Mike Pompeo to Support Yemen War Because of Arms Sales
The former lobbyist's team said a $2 billion sale of Raytheon missiles to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates could be imperiled.