Police State

At Least 70 Countries Have Engaged in Disinformation Campaigns, Study Finds

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An office that Facebook set up in Dublin to monitor misuse of the platform. Oxford researchers said the company’s efforts were not enough to curb disinformation campaigns. Credit: Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times
Prison Recidivism: Causes and Possible Treatments

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Revealed: How Monsanto's 'intelligence center' targeted journalists and activists

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Monsanto ‘fusion center’ officials wrote lengthy reports about singer Neil Young’s anti-Monsanto advocacy. Photograph: Dan Steinberg/REX/Shutterstock
Alarm over voter purges as 17 million Americans removed from rolls in two years

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The disproportionate purging of voters has resulted in an estimated 1.1 million fewer voters between 2016 and 2018, the Brennan Center said. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA
Hong Kong Police Fire Rubber Bullets As Protests Turn Violent

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Return of the Poll Tax

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'Protesters as terrorists': growing number of states turn anti-pipeline activism into a crime

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Seven US states have passed laws that ratchet up the penalties for activists protesting. - Susie Cagle/The Guardian

Hacker Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer Attempts to Overturn Conviction

Auernheimer is serving a 41-month prison sentence for identity theft and conspiracy after he obtained thousands of email addresses through AT&T's public servers.

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The NSA is Recording Every Single Phone Call

The surveillance system is capable of recording “100 percent” of calls in at least one foreign country.

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The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence

Most states shut down their debtors’ prisons more than 100 years ago. In 2005, Harpersville, Alabama, opened one back up.

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Edward Snowden Looms Over Pulitzer Prizes

Next month, the trustees who oversee America’s most distinguished journalistic award could face their toughest decision in at least four decades.

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Administration Tries Again With Regulations Targeted at For-Profit Colleges

For-profit schools, which target poor students and students of color, are responsible for 46 percent of the nation’s student debt defaults.

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How the NSA Plans to Infect "Millions" of Computers with Malware

The NSA used Facebook as a Trojan horse to infect targets with malware.

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The Feinstein Syndrome: “The Fourth Amendment for Me, But Not for Thee”

If Dianne Feinstein is a whistleblower, then Colonel Sanders is a vegetarian evangelist.

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CIA Called Out for Spying on Senate During Bush-Era Torture Investigation

Senator Dianne Feinstein openly accused the CIA of spying on congressional staffers as they investigated illegal detention and interrogation programs under George W. Bush.

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