News & Research

The Biggest Secret: James Risen on Life as a NY Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror

We spend the hour with former New York Times reporter James Risen, who left the paper in August to join The Intercept as senior national security correspondent. This week, he published

January 5, 2018
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Category: Media

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Trump Gives Green Light for Offshore Drilling Near Almost Every U.S. Coast

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The waters of the United States will be soon open for offshore drilling, the Trump administration has announced.

January 5, 2018
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Category: Environment

Glenn Greenwald on Trump-Russia Probe: Be Skeptical of Spy Agencies with History of Lying & Deceit

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Three major U.S. news outlets in early December promoted a story alleging WikiLeaks had secretly offered the Trump campaign special access to the Democratic National Committee emails before they were published. The

January 2, 2018
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Category: Politics

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Great Quotations on the Mysteries of Time

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As 2017 slides into 2018, we pause for a moment to ponder this mysterious thing called time. You can’t hold it in your hand. You can’t stop it, slow it down,

January 1, 2018
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Category: Philosophy

Is the U.S. Exporting Its Travel Ban with Thousands of TSA & DHS Agents in 70 Countries?

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A New York Times investigation has revealed how the Department of Homeland Security is increasingly going global, with thousands of agents from the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration

December 29, 2017
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Category: Justice

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The Right is Waging War on Academic Freedom

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The resignation of Drexel University Professor Ciccariello-Maher following right-wing threats and harassment is the result of a broader, ongoing right-wing campaign to intimidate progressive professors throughout the U.S., and it's having a chilling effect

December 29, 2017
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