Politics, Corruption & Criminality

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.