9 Things Obama Can Do Before Leaving Office to Prepare for the Trump Takeover 9 Things Obama Can Do Before Leaving Office to Prepare for the Trump Takeover
In the next 40 days, the President can declassify secret documents, pardon whistle blowers, and punish high-level officials who abused their power.
Dec 5, 2016 / Pratap Chatterjee
When Drone Operators Become Collateral Damage When Drone Operators Become Collateral Damage
In a new documentary, drone operators tell the truth about the job that’s destroying not just their targets but themselves.
Apr 21, 2016 / Pratap Chatterjee
The Side of Drone Warfare No One Is Talking About The Side of Drone Warfare No One Is Talking About
Low-level drone intelligence analysts are often straight out of high school and suffering from PTSD at alarming rates.
Jul 13, 2015 / Pratap Chatterjee
American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers
An internal Air Force memo reveals that the US military’s drone wars are in major trouble.
Mar 5, 2015 / Pratap Chatterjee
The True Costs of Remote Control War The True Costs of Remote Control War
Imagine if drone wars had a human face all the time so that we could understand what it was like to live constantly with the specter of death.
May 12, 2014 / Pratap Chatterjee
The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters
It's increasingly clear that the online world is, for both government surveillance types and corporate sellers, a new Wild West where anything goes.
Feb 6, 2014 / Pratap Chatterjee
How the CIA Bungled the War on Terror How the CIA Bungled the War on Terror
It's like Hollywood without the happy ending.
Dec 5, 2013 / Pratap Chatterjee
The Data Hackers The Data Hackers
Mining your information for Big Brother.
Oct 8, 2013 / Pratap Chatterjee
The Secret Killers The Secret Killers
Assassination in Afghanistan and Task Force 373.
Aug 19, 2010 / Pratap Chatterjee
The Afghanistan Americans Seldom Notice The Afghanistan Americans Seldom Notice
When it's all over and we finally do leave, the Afghans of Bamiyan Province will be at least as poor as they ever were in what will remain a devastated country.
Mar 18, 2009 / Feature / Pratap Chatterjee