Peter Dale Scott on Enlightenment Values in the Age of Trump
Famed author and thinker Peter Dale Scott offers hope — and enlightenment — to those despairing in the age of Trump.
Charlottesville Police Inaction: Part of a Nationwide Development
In the major moral crisis growing out of Charlottesville, a lot of attention has been paid to Trump’s lack of leadership.But the whole nation has a stake in a related matter, the inaction of the local police.The Charlottesville Police Department was not caught unawares. It had anticipated a crowd of from 2,000 to 6,000 people, Read More
Trump vs. ‘Deep State?’ That’s How Light Gets in
From Watergate to Iraq War propaganda, conflicts between the Deep State and the Executive branch have proven helpful to the public. They provided a glimpse into the White House and the nation’s intelligence apparatus, leading to important reforms. So perhaps an open conflict between the Trump administration and the Deep State isn’t such a bad thing.
Donald J. Trump and the Deep State, Part 2
The world’s richest are now more likely to be Internet billionaires than traditional “captains of industry.” However, these young mavericks are still trying to shape the world in a way that suits them. With regard to the deep state, the players may have changed, but the game remains the same.
Donald J. Trump and the Deep State, Part 1
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump attacked Wall Street, but now he plans to roll back the recent reforms of the financial sector. This action confirms the importance of his connections to big money, both new (often self-made) and old (mostly institutional).
Deep History and the Global Drug Connection, Part 5: CIA In Latin America
In this final excerpt, Peter Dale Scott focuses on CIA drug ties into Latin America and shows that, by working with the drug underworld, the national security state also ends up harming….national security.
Classic Who: Will the Radical War on Science Transform America?
With Donald Trump taking office in two weeks and Congress controlled by a GOP majority with a record of dismissing science, this alarming essay from Peter Dale Scott on the War on Science is more important now than ever before.
Classic WhoWhatWhy: Was Tamerlan Tsarnaev a Double Agent Recruited by the FBI?
Last month, we reported startling new evidence that answered the questions, What did the FBI know about accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev — and when did it know it? Now the public is asking the same questions about Omar Mateen. For an in-depth look at how the FBI interacts with prospective informants, please see the story below. Published two years ago, it is still highly relevant.
Will the Radical War on Science Transform America?
In Canada, 2000 scientists, and decades of research were dumped. In this comprehensive, alarming essay, Peter Dale Scott warns that, unopposed, the Koch brothers, who are heavily invested in the Albertan tar sands, could do the same thing to science in America.
Deep History and the Global Drug Connection, Part 4: Enter al-Qaeda
The CIA inadvertently created a monster — al-Qaeda — with black ops fueled by drugs to arm Afghans against the Soviets. This covert policy is the largest single cause of the illicit drugs flooding the world today.
Deep History and the Global Drug Connection, Part 3: A Deadly Bureaucracy
More examples of how the US uses dirty money for dirty tricks all over the world — while avoiding accountability.
Deep History and the Global Drug Connection, Part 2: Murder on the Streets of Washington
The assassination of former Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier was one of many covertly arranged deep events — with the fingerprints of American intelligence, and international drug dealing, all over it.
Deep History and the Global Drug Connection, Part 1
Part 1 of a riveting account of the many varieties of violence from an elusive and unauthorized source, what the author calls “deep force violence.”
Cuba: Operation Northwoods, the Forgotten Insanity
As Cuba warmly welcomes President Obama, we think back to the secret, shameful things done in the past by the US to ruin Castro. Here, we report on one of the more hair-raising schemes.
Tribute to the Man Who Exposed the Pentagon Papers
What’s better than Daniel Ellsberg? Peter Dale Scott paying tribute to him.
Why CIA’s Richard Helms Lied About Oswald: Part 3
This is an essay about lies — layer upon layer of lies — told by US intelligence agencies and other officials about what Lee Harvey Oswald, or his look-alike, was allegedly doing in Mexico just weeks before the Kennedy assassination. And it is about obstruction of justice in what is considered the crime of the century.
Why CIA’s Richard Helms Lied About Oswald: Part 2
This is an essay about lies — layer upon layer of lies — told by US intelligence agencies and other officials about what Lee Harvey Oswald, or his look-alike, was allegedly doing in Mexico just weeks before the Kennedy assassination. And it is about obstruction of justice in what is considered the crime of the century.
Why CIA’s Richard Helms Lied About Oswald: Part 1
This is an essay about lies — layer upon layer of lies — told by US intelligence agencies and other officials about what Lee Harvey Oswald, or his look-alike, was allegedly doing in Mexico just weeks before the Kennedy assassination. And it is about obstruction of justice in what is considered the crime of the century.
The CIA, Mafia, Mexico — and Oswald, Part 6
This is a complex story, as fascinating as it is appalling. It is about how the CIA and FBI suppressed a major clue to the existence of a pre-JFK-assassination conspiracy. And about how alleged evidence of Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico was manipulated and altered by elements in the CIA and their Mexican clients, the Dirección Federal de Seguridad (DFS).
The CIA, Mafia, Mexico — and Oswald, Part 5
This is a complex story, as fascinating as it is appalling. It is about how the CIA and FBI suppressed a major clue to the existence of a pre-JFK-assassination conspiracy. And about how alleged evidence of Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico was manipulated and altered by elements in the CIA and their Mexican clients, the Dirección Federal de Seguridad (DFS).