Tag: CIA
‘Bloody Gina’ Haspel’s disqualifying record of CIA torture
All senators should close the book on torture now and vote to oppose Gina Haspel's confirmation.
Trump’s pick for CIA Director ran black site torture program
CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel, nominated to lead the agency, is responsible for running a secret CIA black site prison in Thailand and overseeing the torture of at least two terror suspects.
Former CIA officer arrested after caught spying for China
Jerry Chun Shing Lee was arrested this week and charged with unlawful retention of national defense information.
Trump administration suppresses CIA torture report
“No senator, chairman or not, has the authority to erase history.”
GOP proves it’s not the party of ‘security’ as intelligence allies...
All of us will pay the price for Republicans' pusillanimity and shortsightedness.
WikiLeaks exposes CIA hacking tools that can be used to spy...
The CIA has been hiding technological vulnerabilities.
Through the looking glass
How can we recognize our friends in the mixed-up world of Donald Trump?
Danger ahead: Trump, Pompeo, the Kochs and the end of diplomacy
Trump says he will rely on his advisors. He has to as he knows nothing about policy, the world, the working class he always goes on about, or government in general.
New CIA Deputy Director assisted in destroying nearly 100 torture videotapes
Haspel ran a CIA black site in Thailand codenamed “Cat’s Eye” while supervising the harsh interrogations.
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Trump adviser’s economic optimism collides with rising debt, inflation, and public pessimism
As administration officials point to consumer spending as evidence of confidence, polling, inflation data, and rising credit card delinquencies suggest many Americans are experiencing a very different economy.
Lawmakers demand answers after the White House initiated a $620M loan to a firm...
In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica’s reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence.”
Resistance is only half the equation
When movements are at their most powerful, they not only withdraw cooperation from unjust systems, but build the capacity to live without them.
Trump rule narrows Medicaid exemptions as work requirements move toward nationwide rollout
A new CMS rule implementing Republican-backed Medicaid work requirements adopts a stricter definition of medical frailty, raising concerns that millions of low-income Americans could face new bureaucratic hurdles to maintaining health coverage.
Around the world, global solidarity and cooperation are remarkably popular
An internationalist approach to global affairs could prove a winning political issue.