The Pentagon Cancels Its Most Deranged Livestream Pilot
The administration has canceled plans to livestream a military execution, proving that even this White House occasionally locates the off switch.
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The White House, Congress and the courts make decisions in your name. We examine what those decisions do, whose interests they serve and how the official explanation survives contact with the evidence. Expect original satire about executive power, legislation, government ethics and Washington’s flexible relationship with accountability.
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Forty Deaths Deserve More Than A Compliance Checklist
A judge closed the case against Mexico’s former immigration chief over the Ciudad Juárez detention fire. Families say justice is not finished.
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Poverty Reduction Does Not Need An Oil Rig Logo
The United States wants the World Bank back in upstream oil and gas, because apparently development finance needed a fossil-fuel loyalty program.
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Your Click History Is Not A Free Sample
The Supreme Court is deciding whether a Blockbuster-era privacy law still protects people in a world where every website wants to be a tiny surveillance mall.
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California’s Dam Safety Problem Needs More Than Another Clipboard
A state audit finds serious maintenance and enforcement gaps. The response needs money, deadlines and accountability—not partisan excuses.
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