Creeping Toward Tyranny
May 6, 2019 The collapse of our democratic institutions began long before the arrival of Trump, who is capitalizing on the evisceration of the rule of law.
Julian Assange and the Criminalization of Journalism
Apr 14, 2019 The WikiLeaks founder's arrest will have serious repercussions for the media.
The Martyrdom of Julian Assange
Apr 11, 2019 His arrest by British police, a flagrant violation of international law, signals the final stage of the destruction of a free press.New Jersey Man Who Set Off Bombs Gets Multiple Life Sentences
Feb 13, 2018 The naturalized American, called a terrorist in court, was wounded and captured in a 2016 shootout that ended a two-day manhunt. Earlier, he had detonated explosives in New Jersey and Manhattan.
The End of Empire
Oct 1, 2017 The death spiral appears unstoppable, meaning the U.S. as we know it will no longer exist within a decade or, at most, two.
Sister of 16-Year-Old American Killed in Yemen in 2011 Dies in Raid Ordered by Trump
Jan 30, 2017 Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and his sister were children of the US-born Yemeni preacher Anwar al-Awlaki, whom the U assassinated with a drone in 2011.
Dead Is Dead: Drone-Killing the Fifth Amendment
Jul 25, 2014 Thanks to a much contested, recently released but significantly redacted Justice Department white paper providing the basis for the extrajudicial killing of American citizen Anwar al-Awlaki, we finally know the president in post-constitutional America is officially judge, jury and executioner.
Drone Killings Case Thrown Out of U.S. Court
Apr 5, 2014 A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday filed by the families of three American citizens killed in drone strikes in Yemen, saying senior officials could not be held responsible for financial damages incurred in an act of war.
Thinking About Terrorism? Think Twice
Jun 15, 2013 Why did President Obama order the death of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, the 16-year-old American son of radical American imam Anwar al-Awlaki? Investigative reporter and VICE correspondent Greg Palast thinks he knows.
Inside America’s Dirty Wars
Apr 26, 2013 The killing of U.S. born, al-Qaida-affiliated cleric Anwar al-Awlaki set a dangerous precedent here in America.
