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Addressing Climate Change Will Not “Save the Planet”
A boiler tower surrounded by mirrors at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert, Calif., on Aug. 26, 2022. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images Conservation biology finds itself in a terrifying place today, witness to mass extinction, helpless… Read More ›
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CIA Venture Capital Arm Partners With Ex-Googler’s Startup to “Safeguard the Internet”
Trust Lab was founded by a team of well-credentialed Big Tech alumni who came together in 2021 with a mission: Make online content moderation more transparent, accountable, and trustworthy. A year later, the company announced a “strategic partnership” with the… Read More ›
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Iran’s Protest Movement and Its Future
For a month and a half, Iran has been rocked by protests. The sustained demonstration, which were kicked off after a young woman was killed by the notorious morality police, are the most serious challenge to the ruling regime in… Read More ›
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Left-Wing Voices Are Silenced on Twitter as Far-Right Trolls Advise Elon Musk
Elon Musk claims to be “fighting for free speech in America” but the social network’s new owner appears to be overseeing a purge of left-wing activists from the platform. Several prominent antifascist organizers and journalists have had their accounts suspended… Read More ›
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Philly’s Reform Prosecutor Reacts to His Impeachment
Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania state House voted to impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, citing the “catastrophic consequences” of his reform-minded approach to the office. The Intercept’s Akela Lacy spoke with Krasner about the impeachment, the state of crime… Read More ›
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Democratic and Republican Senators Demand Transfer of Gray Eagle Drone to Ukraine
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has intensified pressure on the Biden administration to give Ukraine a top-tier U.S. drone capable of firing four Hellfire missiles or eight Stinger munitions. The 16 senators, led by Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst… Read More ›
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A Special Prosecutor Found Kevin Johnson’s Case Was Tainted by Racism. Missouri Is About to Kill Him Anyway.
Growing up, Khorry Ramey didn’t speak to her father about the day he would be put to death. “It was too uncomfortable for me,” she said. Her dad, Kevin Johnson, was sent to Missouri’s death row in 2007, when she… Read More ›
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A Criminal Ratted Out His Friend to the FBI. Now He's Trying to Make Amends.
The FBI sting had elements of a B-movie production. Federal agents used a car chop shop in Seattle that was an FBI front, placed a prayer rug and a copy of the Quran inside the office, and designated it the… Read More ›
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I Experienced Jack Smith's Zeal Firsthand. Will Trump Get the Same Treatment?
Jack Smith, the prosecutor named as special counsel to oversee investigations related to former President Donald Trump, at The Hague on Nov. 10, 2020. Photo: Peter Dejong/AP Jack Smith came after me. If he goes after Donald Trump with the… Read More ›
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Elon Musk’s “Free Speech” Twitter Is Still Censoring DDoSecrets
Shortly after firing Twitter employees who criticized him on social media as well as privately on the company’s Slack, self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk began reversing Twitter suspensions of prominent right-wing accounts that had previously violated Twitter’s policies. These… Read More ›
