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AP, in Leaked Memos, Doing Damage Control With Staff: “You Will Have a Voice”

Ken Klippenstein

The signature of outgoing Associated Press Executive Editor Sally Buzbee is conspicuously absent from the memo sent over the weekend.

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Israeli Police Round Up Palestinian Protesters Out of Global Spotlight

Robert Mackey

“This is what we warned about. Israel will target us all when you stop looking.”

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Senate Preparing $10 Billion Bailout Fund for Jeff Bezos Space Firm

Sara Sirota, Ryan Grim

Bezos’s Blue Origin lost its bid for a major NASA contract to Elon Musk, but the Senate is ordering the agency to give a second one now.

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Oracle Boasted That Its Software Was Used Against U.S. Protesters. Then It Took the Tech to China.

Mara Hvistendahl

To sell the CIA-backed Endeca software for use by Chinese authorities, Oracle touted its use in Chicago for predictive policing.

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Prosecutors Ignored Evidence of Her Estranged Husband’s Abuse. She Faces 25 Years in Prison for Murder.

Lauren Gill

Advocates for domestic violence survivors are pointing to Tracy McCarter’s case as they push Manhattan DA candidates to pledge reform.

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Emily Wilder’s Firing Is No Surprise: AP Has Always Been Right-Wing

Jon Schwarz

From its founding during the Mexican-American War to its reporting on Latin America today, AP’s always been quietly conservative.

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Congress Misses Symbolic Deadline for Police Reform

Akela Lacy

Biden wanted a bill ready to sign by the anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Advocates say Democrats didn’t just miss the deadline — they missed the point.

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Israeli Police Target Palestinian Journalists at Al Aqsa Mosque

Oren Ziv

Journalists at the Jerusalem holy site documented police arbitrarily denying access, delivering beatings, and firing on reporters with rubber-coated bullets.

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Canadian Journalists Fear Retaliation for Criticizing Coverage of Israeli Attacks on Gaza

Sunday, May 23, 2021

An open letter on media standards in Canada, where some style guides ban the word “Palestine,” garnered over 2000 signatures. MOST READ Voice of America Is Accused of Ignoring Government Atrocities in

The Intercept won’t be bullied

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Our investigation into Oracle has struck a nerve. In February, Intercept investigative reporter Mara Hvistendahl delivered a major scoop, uncovering evidence that tech giant Oracle had marketed and

Pentagon Plans to Monitor Social Media of Military Personnel for Extremist Content

Thursday, May 20, 2021

The military has previously balked at surveilling service members for extremist political views due to First Amendment protections. MOST READ Settlement Push in East Jerusalem Neighborhood Shows

Can Palestinians Lives Matter?

Sunday, May 16, 2021

George Floyd's death penetrated the American imagination. Now Palestinians fight for the right to be human. MOST READ Meet the Riot Squad: Right-Wing Reporters Whose Viral Videos Are Used to Smear

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Friday, May 14, 2021

Joe Biden just came out in favor of waiving patent rights and allowing generic coronavirus vaccines for poorer countries. Last week, Joe Biden made an announcement that not many people saw coming. He

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