Covert Ops

Librarians Versus the NSA

Librarians Versus the NSA Librarians Versus the NSA

Your local library is on the front lines against government surveillance.

May 6, 2015 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

The US Military Just Plunged Philippine Politics Into Crisis

The US Military Just Plunged Philippine Politics Into Crisis The US Military Just Plunged Philippine Politics Into Crisis

American fingerprints are all over a botched commando raid in the southern Philippines that left dozens dead and shocked the country.

Mar 17, 2015 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus

How Did Argentina’s Alberto Nisman Really Die?

How Did Argentina’s Alberto Nisman Really Die? How Did Argentina’s Alberto Nisman Really Die?

The apparent murder of an Argentine prosecutor raises more questions than it answers.

Feb 3, 2015 / Greg Grandin

The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia

The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia

Renditions, an underground prison and a new CIA base are elements of an intensifying US war, according to a Nation investigation in Mogadishu.

Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Grim Reapers

Grim Reapers Grim Reapers

Drones have taken on a life of their own in popular culture.

Nov 11, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Jenna Krajeski

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

The secret history of invisible ink.

Sep 16, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker

In Our Orbit: A Tolerance for Ambiguity

In Our Orbit: A Tolerance for Ambiguity In Our Orbit: A Tolerance for Ambiguity

In The Good Spy, Kai Bird documents the life of CIA agent Robert Ames, a sincere and unlikely mediator in the Middle East.

Jul 29, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Cecilia D’Anastasio

How ‘Benghazi’ Birthed the New Normal in Africa

How ‘Benghazi’ Birthed the New Normal in Africa How ‘Benghazi’ Birthed the New Normal in Africa

Each crisis, from Benghazi to the Boko Haram kidnappings, has provided further US justification for a military expansion that’s been underway for years.

May 15, 2014 / Nick Turse

The True Costs of Remote Control War

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

Abu Ghraib: A Torture Story Without a Hero or an Ending

Abu Ghraib: A Torture Story Without a Hero or an Ending Abu Ghraib: A Torture Story Without a Hero or an Ending

Despite all evidence to the contrary, many Americans continue to believe that brutality, torture and rank illegality is the road to national safety.

Apr 28, 2014 / Karen J. Greenberg

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