From the beginning of the Trump administration, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has championed the notion that the nation’s largest city is also a sanctuary — a place where a majority of undocumented immigrants need not fear that… Read More ›
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Intercepted Podcast: The Haspel Ultimatum
Subscribe to the Intercepted podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Radio Public, and other platforms. New to podcasting? Click here. Ralph Nader, the legendary consumer advocate, and a former presidential candidate is still fighting the good fight. This… Read More ›
Comey Says FBI’s Surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. Was “Shameful” — But Comey’s FBI Surveilled Black Activists
In his new book, James Comey describes his deep admiration for Martin Luther King Jr. and decries the FBI’s treatment of him as “a dark chapter in the Bureau’s history.” Shortly after he became FBI director in 2013, Comey instructed… Read More ›
James Comey’s Memos Reveal the Reasons Donald Trump Wants to Find Leakers and Put Reporters in Jail
By now, it is well known that Donald Trump wants to jail reporters in order to force them to reveal their sources. “They spend a couple of days in jail, make a new friend, and they are ready to talk,”… Read More ›
How the Border Patrol Faked Statistics Showing a 73 Percent Rise in Assaults Against Agents
Last November, reports that a pair of U.S. Border Patrol agents had been attacked with rocks at a desolate spot in West Texas made news around the country. The agents were found injured and unconscious at the bottom of a… Read More ›
The Authors of “The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist” on the Legacy of Junk Forensics in Mississippi and Beyond
Two murders rocked Noxubee County, Mississippi, in the early 1990s. In each case, a young girl was abducted from her home, raped and murdered, and then dumped in a nearby body of water. Although the cases were startlingly similar, a… Read More ›
To Defeat ISIS, the U.S. Helped Turn Old Mosul Into Rubble — But Won’t Help Rebuild It
We hear Ahmed Abdulrahman before we see him. He is preceded by the sounds of hammers clacking and concrete being moved around. We make our way from the street, through a narrow entryway scattered with bits of broken stones, shattered glass and wiring…. Read More ›
The FBI’s Race Problems Are Getting Worse. The Prosecution of Terry Albury Is Proof.
It’s no secret that the FBI has a problem with race. Former Director James Comey even called the FBI’s lack of racial diversity a “crisis.” Some have argued that the top federal law enforcement agency’s failure to recruit a force… Read More ›
How Shoddy Reporting and Anti-Russian Propaganda Coerced Ecuador to Silence Julian Assange
Julian Assange has been barred from communicating with the outside world for more than three weeks. On March 27, the government of Ecuador blocked Assange’s internet access and barred him from receiving visitors other than his lawyers. Assange has been in the… Read More ›
Activist With ALS Spearheads Campaign to Punish Lawmakers Who Voted for Tax Law
Democratic activist Ady Barkan made national headlines late last year when he confronted Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., on an airplane about his support for the GOP tax bill. Building on that momentum, Barkan this month launched a “Be a Hero” campaign to target lawmakers… Read More ›