Ireland’s cervical cancer scandal, and its underlying logic of profit-driven, privatized health care, has ramifications far beyond the country’s shores. By Erica X Eisen.

"Anyone who denies that we are in a human-induced extinction crisis is either lying or not paying attention." By Jon Queally.

Last week, the New York Times did its best to rehabilitate CIA director Gina Haspel, who was one of the agency’s leading proponents and players in the unconscionable policy of torture and abuse in CIA’s secret prisons. By Melvin Goodman.

A Nation investigation reveals a Rashomon-like tale with conflicting truths. By Tim Shorrock.

A new movement is demanding solutions. They may just be in time to save the planet. By David Graeber.

It is a cliché that the United States and Britain are obsessed with Middle East oil, but the reason for the obsession is often misdiagnosed. By Tom Stevenson.

Keith decided cases on some of America's most controversial issues, from school desegregation to government surveillance of citizens

After years covering the "main battlefield in World War III," Narwani says everything you think you know is wrong. By Patrick Lawrence.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is broadening her push on the "Green New Deal," narrating an animated short film outlining the policy advocated by progressive lawmakers. By Rebecca Beitsch.

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For more than a year, the Observer writer has been probing a darkness at the heart of Silicon Valley. Last week, at a TED talk that became a global viral sensation, she told the tech billionaires they had broken democracy. What happened next? By Carole Cadwalladr.

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WikiLeaks’ publishing of the so-called 'Vault 7' trove of the CIA is what propelled the United States government to feel like it needed to take action against the organization. By William M. Arkin.

After a destabilizing move by Trump, it's no longer a question of if U.S. forces will die but when. By Scott Ritter.

A lawsuit over Red Dead Redemption 2’s Wild West Pinkerton agents is ending quietly, with publisher Take-Two Interactive and developer Rockstar Games dismissing a defensive complaint against the modern-day Pinkerton agency. Take-Two and its subsidiary Rockstar filed the suit in January, striking back at a cease-and-desist notice from Pinkerton, which argued Red Dead Redemption 2 had infringed on its trademark. The publisher wanted a court to rule that its use of the Pinkerton name — as part of a game that emphasizes historical accuracy — was fair use. But GameDaily.biz notes that the suit was dropped today, apparently ending the dispute.

The flood of free porn online has made things hard for professionals who are looking to make a living. For every video-on-demand service, there are dozens of free alternatives and outright pirated films to choose from. Facing the new reality of their industry, many pornographers have gotten creative about how they bring in the bucks, enlisting crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo and Patreon as a new way to make money in the porn business.

Hated by politicians, speculators and money-launderers, Andy Yan's data on Vancouver housing has earned him the right to say, 'I told you so.' By Terry Glavin. (Feb. 14, 2018)

Modern Monetary Theory is making waves in the realms of politics and economics. In an interview this week, Stephanie Kelton explained what it's all about. By Bryan Bowman.

FFS. By Ilana Gordon.