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The Evacuation of the CIA’s Afghan Proxies Has Opened One of the War’s Blackest Boxes
On a rainy Saturday morning in May, Hayanuddin Afghan, a former member of a CIA-backed militia that was once his country’s most brutal and effective anti-Taliban force, welcomed me to his new home in a hilly neighborhood of Pittsburgh. He… Read More ›
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Will Biden Sell Advanced Drones to Ukraine?
It’s been a grand two years for the war industry. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the perceived scent of Vladimir Putin’s blood emanating from the Kremlin, and hyped-up tensions with China have all converged to accelerate the already fierce pace of… Read More ›
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How Scientists From the “Global South” Are Sidelined at the IPCC
When Yamina Saheb started work with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2019, she was stunned at the treatment meted out to researchers from the “global south.” Diversity, equity, and inclusion seemed laughably alien concepts at the organization, which is… Read More ›
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Just How Much Is the UAW Strike Fund Worth?
$30,000 at Detroit’s Greektown Casino, restaurant tabs approaching $7,000, top shelf cigars, Louis Roederer Cristal champagne, firearms, a $1 million lake house, and, of course, cocaine. This is just a partial accounting of the lavish spending that drew federal prosecutors… Read More ›
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Staring Down the Death Chamber at 76, Murray Hooper Still Says He’s Innocent
Murray Hooper just needs more time. He says this over and over again, with an urgency bordering on despair. He is six days away from execution and not ready to give up. But he doesn’t want to delude himself either…. Read More ›
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The Hunger Striker vs. The Dictator
Many of the tens of thousands of delegates attending the United Nations climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, go to these gatherings year after year on a kind of autopilot. They update their PowerPoint presentations, pack their organizational banners, and brush… Read More ›
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Chicago Sheriff Systematically Denies New Rights Laid Out in Criminal Justice Reform
Eddie Raymond needed to run to the store to grab some toilet paper on a January day this year. Under an Illinois law that had gone into effect at the start of the month, he was entitled to leave home… Read More ›
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Elon Musk Would Have Done Better With Twitter If He’d Read Noam Chomsky
An image of Elon Musk is seen surrounded by Twitter logos, on Nov. 8, 2022. Photo: STR/NurPhoto via AP Everything in this article was accurate at the time of publication. However, given the speed of changes at Twitter, anything could… Read More ›
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U.S. Government Quietly Declassifies Post-9/11 Interview with Bush and Cheney
President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney walk to the Oval Office, on Nov. 17, 2004, in Washington, D.C. Photo: Ron Edmonds/AP On Wednesday, as the eyes of the U.S. public were focused on Tuesday’s midterm election results, a U.S…. Read More ›
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New Justice Department Media Rules Won’t Help if Trump Wins Again
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 24, 2022. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images In the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean,” the pirates swear by a supposedly ironclad set of rules… Read More ›
