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Atrocities Committed by U.S.-Trained Iraqi Forces – Again

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Investigative reporter James Gordon Meek broke an important story this week: He revealed that U.S.-backed forces in Iraq are committing the same type of...   Read More

Pentagon loses track of $500 million in weapons, equipment given to Yemen

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The Pentagon is unable to account for more than $500 million in U.S. military aid given to Yemen, amid fears that the weaponry, aircraft and...   Read More

There Are 6.5 Million Active Social Security Numbers for People Over Age 112

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Thousands of workers over the age of 100 applied through the U.S. government to verify their employment eligibility in recent years. It’s not a...   Read More

A Drug Kingpin, the CIA, and Prisoners: Freeway Rick Ross and America’s Mass Incarceration Problem

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What does Freeway Rick Ross, the drug kingpin, have to do with Martin Luther King and the 50th anniversary of the Selma March? Good...   Read More

White House office to delete its FOIA regulations

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The White House is removing a federal regulation that subjects its Office of Administration to the Freedom of Information Act, making official a policy...   Read More

A Bank With Congress in its Pocket

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The Export Import bank, which exists to allocate credit by criteria other than the market’s preference for efficiency, mirrors the market-distorting policies of foreign...   Read More

Time to Hit ‘Delete’ on Net Neutrality

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There’s a reason the words “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help are a punchline. Government involvement rarely helps. In many instances, in...   Read More

Why Was an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Tracking a Black Lives Matter Protest?

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Members of an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force tracked the time and location of a Black Lives Matter protest last December at the Mall of America in...   Read More

C.I.A. Cash Ended Up in Coffers of Al Qaeda

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In the spring of 2010, Afghan officials struck a deal to free an Afghan diplomat held hostage by Al Qaeda. But the price was...   Read More

The CIA and America’s Presidents

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Many people still think of the CIA as an agency designed to help American presidents make informed decisions about matters outside the United States....   Read More

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