A secret National Security Council (NSC) “decision memo” shows that the government began ingratiating itself with the tech industry, and ordering its agencies to figure “Amid Battle with Apple, Memo Reveals Big Brother's Plan B for Encryption”
Month: October 2020
FBI is Asking Apple to Create 'Software Equivalent of Cancer': Tim Cook
In an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke out about the tech company’s ongoing privacy fight with the U.S. government, “FBI is Asking Apple to Create 'Software Equivalent of Cancer': Tim Cook”
No 'Artful Smear.' Clintons Paid $153 Million in Speaking Fees, Analysis Shows
There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the speaking fees paid to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and an analysis published Saturday “No 'Artful Smear.' Clintons Paid $153 Million in Speaking Fees, Analysis Shows”
Who Endorsed Hillary Clinton? The Congressional Black Caucus or Its PAC Filled with Lobbyists?
This week’s endorsement of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president by the Congressional Black Caucus political action committee prompted some confusion due to “Who Endorsed Hillary Clinton? The Congressional Black Caucus or Its PAC Filled with Lobbyists?”
Obama's Education Secretary Pick a 'Lackey of the Corporate Machine'
Noted intellectual Noam Chomsky, author and activist Naomi Klein, and education historian Diane Ravitch are among those urging the U.S. Senate to reject President Barack “Obama's Education Secretary Pick a 'Lackey of the Corporate Machine'”
Who's Pumping Money into 2016 Election? Hedge Fund Heads
A new analysis by Reuters offers a fresh look at the interests pouring money into the 2016 president election. Hedge fund managers are upping their “Who's Pumping Money into 2016 Election? Hedge Fund Heads”
'Harbinger of the End of Fossil Fuel Era'? US Coal Giant May File Bankruptcy
Peabody Energy, the biggest producer of coal in the U.S., announced Wednesday that it may have to seek bankruptcy protection. The company “had a total “'Harbinger of the End of Fossil Fuel Era'? US Coal Giant May File Bankruptcy”
Revelation of Secret Iraq Base Belies Claim of 'No Boots on the Ground'
A 27-year-old U.S. marine was killed this weekend by an ISIS rocket attack on a base that the American public didn’t know existed. The death “Revelation of Secret Iraq Base Belies Claim of 'No Boots on the Ground'”
Seven-in-a-Row Sanders Celebrates 'Momentum' After Double-Digit Wyoming Win
Bernie Sanders has won the Wyoming caucus, making it his seventh win in a row (eight out of the last nine) ahead of the upcoming “Seven-in-a-Row Sanders Celebrates 'Momentum' After Double-Digit Wyoming Win”
Defending Attack on Libya, Clinton Blames Obama—And Suggests Repeat for Syria
During a heated Democratic debate in New York on Thursday night, Hillary Clinton sought to both defend and deflect responsibility for her central role in “Defending Attack on Libya, Clinton Blames Obama—And Suggests Repeat for Syria”