The Troubling Voting Rights Record of Jeff Sessions
With the confirmation of Sen. Jeff Sessions, the Senate could deal yet another blow to the Voting Rights Act. The Alabama Republican will appear before the Judiciary Committee today.
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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.
How Did a US-Funded Health Facility End Up in the Mediterranean Sea?
The US has invested heavily in building health facilities in Afghanistan, yet the agency responsible for oversight can’t even locate many of them on the map. When they can find them, they often are in disrepair and lack basic utilities.
Trump’s FEC Filings Reveal Ominous Patterns
If Donald Trump runs his administration the way he ran his campaign, expect a lot of subterfuge and large sums of money finding its way into his own pocket.
Fake News Brought to You by the Ad Wizards of Corporate America
Fake news is just one part of the story. Advertising itself is now considered “content” and directed at us in new and insidious ways.
More 9/11 FBI Coverup Evidence Emerges
Newly released FBI documents reveal a previously unacknowledged investigation into the 9/11 network which calls into question official 9/11 Commission conclusions.
Spooked: How the CIA Manipulates the Media, Part 2
CIA attempts to deceive the public are being thwarted, thanks to the Internet, the Freedom of Information Act, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, and intrepid journalists like Jason Leopold (a “FOIA terrorist”).
Spooked: How the CIA Manipulates the Media, Part 1
An introduction to what lies beneath the relationship between the CIA and the press — a vast underworld of covert pressure, seduction, and deception aimed at controlling media coverage of the most vital national security issues. Fake news is not new.
Rick Perry and Nukes
Trump’s Nuclear Pledge ; Ecuador Closes Environmental Organization Amidst Further Civil Crackdown ; Trump’s Casting Call Hiring …and More Picks
Movies in the Trump Years
A major film critic questions the power of movies — or any art form — to move the needle of public opinion, for better or worse.
Trump-Bush Connection/Lead Poisoning Worse Than Flint/More
Spain’s Innovative Way to Feed the Poor ; The Elderly and Student Loans ; Saudi Arabia to Stop Using Cluster Bombs in Yemen …and More Picks