Politics, Corruption & Criminality

Thousands Protest Outside NRA Convention in Texas

Thousands Protest Outside NRA Convention in Texas

Protests at the NRA convention follow a Thursday demonstration by faith leaders outside the convention center as well as a walkout by students at scores of elementary, middle, and high schools across the country.
It’s Time to End Big Oil’s Profiteering at the Gas Pump

It’s Time to End Big Oil’s Profiteering at the Gas Pump

On quarterly earnings calls with their shareholders, big oil CEOs can’t stop bragging about how the crisis in the Ukraine is a great excuse to keep prices high and bring in historic profits — while consumers literally pay the price.
The Testing Lab That Missed 96% of Covid Cases

The Testing Lab That Missed 96% of Covid Cases

State and local officials across Nevada signed agreements with Northshore Clinical Labs, a COVID testing laboratory run by men with local political connections. There was only one problem: Its tests didn’t work.
Rick Scott — Florida Man Gaslights Himself

Rick Scott — Florida Man Gaslights Himself

Rick Scott has published an 11-point proposal to raise taxes on the poorest of Americans and set the stage to destroy Medicare and Social Security. But he now claims it isn't so.
Watergate — A New History of the Abuse of White House Power

Watergate — A New History of the Abuse of White House Power

As the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in approaches, a recent book charts the transformation of the Nixon administration’s bungled burglary into a wake-up call to how far a criminal administration would go to hang on to power.