CIA Cables Detail Its New Deputy Director’s Role in Torture
"Gina Haspel, President Trump’s choice for the CIA’s number two position, was more deeply involved in the torture of Abu…
8 years ago
Big Pharma Quietly Enlists Leading Professors to Justify $1,000-Per-Day Drugs
"As it readies for battle with President Trump over drug prices, the pharmaceutical industry is deploying economists and health care…
8 years ago
Autocracy: Rules for Survival
"I have lived in autocracies most of my life, and have spent much of my career writing about Vladimir Putin’s…
8 years ago
Kansas Supreme Court Orders Governor to Fund Public Schools
"The bad news keeps piling up for Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and his radical budget-cutting experiment. The state Supreme Court…
8 years ago
White House Confirms Conversation with FBI About Trump and Russia
"Reince Priebus, FBI director James Comey and deputy director Andrew McCabe had a conversation which appears to violate justice department…
8 years ago
DHS Report Disputes Threat from Travel Ban Nations
"Analysts at the Homeland Security Department's intelligence arm found insufficient evidence that citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries included in President…
8 years ago
Why Kansas’ Fiscal Implosion Is Bad News for Trump
"An ambitious effort by a Republican governor to drastically cut Kansas taxes is crumbling—and that's a bad omen for Donald Trump…
8 years ago
The Trump Administration’s Not-So-Benign Neglect
"While we’re watching the scandals du jour, the president and his top advisers are dismantling the federal government."
8 years ago
Will the Trump Era Finally Kill Paul Ryan’s Wonkish Cred?
"Ryan’s reputation has always been a complete fraud. He has consistently offered extreme versions of well-worn Republican proposals to take from…
8 years ago
Trump’s Health-Care Nightmare Is Only Just Beginning, February 2017
"The cause of repeal has been dying a slow and painful death."
8 years ago