Revealing the Ploy That Drew MLK to Memphis
An excerpt from William Pepper’s book, The Plot to Kill King, detailing his decades-long investigation into a possible conspiracy to assassinate Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Plot to Kill King
William Pepper, who’s devoted most of his life to uncovering the truth of the King assassination, recaps the events and players that came together at the Lorraine Motel 50 years ago today.
Judges and Juries Increasingly Skeptical of FBI
Since 9/11, the FBI has had little trouble winning prosecutions against anyone it says is a “terrorist.” That might be changing.
Trump, Kushner, Russia — and the Blackstone Mystery
President Donald Trump’s close friend, billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, and his company, Blackstone, have interesting Russia connections. Thus far, though, they’ve flown beneath the radar.
The ‘Godmother of Torture’ May Soon Be Running the CIA
Gina Haspel played a key role in America’s post 9/11 torture program and was a leader in covering up its excesses. Should that disqualify her from being CIA director? Whistleblower John Kiriakou believes it should.
Billy Graham, Willing Pawn for Politicians
With the passing of Billy Graham, we can expect all the usual homilies and hagiographies. But there’s another side to the role of such very public “men of God” in America’s cynical politics.
Puerto Rico is Still Powerless
US Blames North Korea for WannaCry Cyberattack ; Maybe Nothing to RussiaGate? …and More Picks 12/19
Anatomy of a CIA Assassination: How it Went Down
Was President John F. Kennedy’s mistress killed in an intricate, CIA-conducted operation like something out of the old television series Mission Impossible?
A Rogue American Spy and Why North Korea Hates America
As the Korean War broke out, Donald Nichols was a major American player for the CIA. He helped launch the South Korean Air Force and picked bombing targets in the North. He ended up a non-person, discredited in the eyes of the US government. This is his story.
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.
The Predator You Think You Know
I have a big question for all the presumably sincere people who vouch for the good character of accused sexual predators like Roy Moore. But before I ask it, let me show you what these people have said: Referring to the stories of Roy Moore’s unwanted grabbing and groping of teenage girls, his lawyer, […]
Big Brother Inside You?
DAPL Company Targeted Environmentalists ; African Nationalism’s Strange End …and More Picks 11/16