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Spotlight on Michael Cohen — Trump’s Mysterious Lawyer with Ukraine Ties
In this in-depth story, we take a close look at a key Trump-Russia figure who just this week generated headlines: the president’s “bulldog” ex in-house lawyer, Michael Cohen. With his own surprising ties to the former Soviet Union, Cohen may turn out to be a crucial missing link for investigators.
Is Anybody Running the Deep State?
Barrett Brown and Barry Eisler examine whether the Deep State even exists today, or is there simply no leadership smart enough to keep it going.
Who Will Save Social Security When the GOP Tries to Break It?
For 80 years Social Security has been keeping its promises to the American people. It has accomplished this goal in no small part by maintaining its independence from the federal budget. Could that now be in jeopardy?
The Village Voice’s Death by a Thousand Cuts
When word broke late Tuesday that the Village Voice would end its six-decade print run, it provoked dutiful hand-wringing on social media by fans of the counterculture icon. At the same time, the emotional power of the elegies was strained by a recognition that sadness at the paper’s end was motivated not by excitement over […]
Too Big to Prosecute — DOJ Gives Giant Corporations a Pass
A look at why the Feds are often too afraid to prosecute white collar crime — and the revolving door between prosecutors and high-powered defense lawyers.
The Astonishing Security State Travails of Our New Podcaster Barrett Brown
Barrett Brown was almost put away for over 100 years. His crime: publicizing documents that reveal the shadowy world of intelligence contracting in the post-9/11 era.
New JFK Files: CIA Used State Department to Run Guns for Assassinations
A newly unredacted document sheds new light on CIA assassination operations planned by what was known as “The Health Alteration Committee.”
Dallas Mayor During JFK Assassination Was CIA Asset
Earle Cabell, mayor of Dallas on the day of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, and brother of the former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, was himself a CIA asset when JFK was murdered.
Social Security May Bust the Federal Budget — But Not How You Think
As President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “We put those payroll contributions there to give the contributors a legal, moral, and political right to collect their pensions… With those taxes in there, no damn politician can ever scrap my Social Security program.” But what about the Federal budget?
The FBI’s Increasingly Odd Silence on Boston Bombing
At least some mainstream media are finally showing an interest in the unresolved mysteries of the Boston Marathon bombing. But the FBI remains as tight-lipped as ever. What are they hiding?
He Shaped US History — But Not How You Think
With tomorrow being America’s birthday, we thought it a good time to look at an underrated figure who shaped the country’s destiny, albeit not in the ways you heard.