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ShadowDragon: Inside the Social Media Surveillance Software That Can Watch Your Every Move

Michael Kwet

The tool is the product of a growing industry whose work is usually kept from the public and utilized by police.

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Afghan Resistance Leaders, Long Backed by CIA, Have Fled Following Taliban Takeover

Matthew Cole, Ken Klippenstein

The retreat of Ahmad Massoud and Amrullah Saleh belies public claims that they are still in Afghanistan.

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White House Whistleblower Alexander Vindman: Trump-Putin Summit Not “Catastrophic”

James Risen

The 2018 Helsinki meeting neither advanced nor threatened U.S. national security interests, Vindman said in an interview.

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Four Months Ago, Biden Said Haiti Wasn’t Safe. Now He’s Deporting Thousands There.

Natasha Lennard

The Biden administration is using a Trump-era policy to justify mass deportations — only Biden is doing it at a faster pace.

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Right-Wing Democrats Ramp Up Assault on Biden Agenda

Ryan Grim, Sara Sirota

The next few weeks will see some of the most important political jockeying in half a century.

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Conservatives Only Care About the Incarcerated When It Comes to the Capitol Rioters

Akela Lacy

Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene decried jail conditions in D.C. but remain silent about a settlement in Prince George’s County.

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Senate Parliamentarian Played Highly Political Role Against Filibuster Reform in 2013

Ryan Grim

Elizabeth MacDonough’s hubristic approach was on display in her fight against Democrats’ rule change.

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Lawmakers Take On Militarization of Police in Defense Budget Talks

Alice Speri

Biden failed to take action on the Pentagon’s 1033 program. Now four lawmakers have proposed NDAA amendments that would limit or end it.

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Hurricane Ida Prison Evacuations in Louisiana Left People Without Medication in Bird-Infested Shelter

Alleen Brown

In a letter, rights groups said incarcerated people were subjected to “dirty and unsafe” conditions during evacuations for Hurricane Ida.

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In Targeting Haitians, Biden May Execute the Largest Mass Expulsion of Asylum-Seekers in Recent History

Ryan Devereaux

“This is anti-Black racism in our immigration policy. Period.”

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The U.S. Military Often Kills Civilians — and Rarely Offers Compensation

Pesha Magid

A U.S. drone strike killed a family in Kabul — but the military rarely provides compensation when it harms civilians.

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Death on Rikers: Isa Abdul Karim Sued Over Previous Jail Mistreatment, Then Landed Back There and Caught Covid-19

Nick Pinto

Jailed for a parole violation, Karim, the 11th person to die at the jails this year, suffered violence and neglect on Rikers.

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A Slate of More Than 50 Progressive Candidates Looks to Take Over Rhode Island

Ryan Grim

The candidates, including gubernatorial ticket Matt Brown and Cynthia Mendes, will coordinate through a statewide co-op.

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Sunday, September 19, 2021

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Friday, September 17, 2021

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Saturday, September 11, 2021

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