How Harlan Crow Slashed His Tax Bill by Taking Clarence Thomas on Superyacht Cruises
In lavishing gifts on the Supreme Court justice, the billionaire GOP donor may have violated tax laws, according to tax experts.
Calls Grow for a New Investigation Into the Mysterious Death of NYC Anti-Corruption Crusader
By Theodore Hamm / The Indypendent A 911 caller reports that a man had been walking with a pedometer in his hand when he collapsed. A veteran NYPD precinct detective…
IRS Whistleblowers Allege Misconduct of Biden Investigation in Congressional Testimony
As the Hunter Biden tax investigation progresses, its scope and complexity continue to deepen in regard to President Biden’s potential involvement.
The Unlimited Campaign Spending by Corporations and Billionaires Has Destroyed Democracy
When corporations use their vast wealth to distort or seize control of the political process, they have ceased to operate within the constraints established at their creation. They are in…
US House Members Unveil Stock Trading Ban
"When members have access to classified information, we should not be trading in the stock market on it," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "It's really that simple."
Billionaire Harlan Crow Bought Property From Clarence Thomas. The Justice Didn’t Disclose the Deal.
The transaction is the first known instance of money flowing from Crow to the Supreme Court justice. The sale netted the GOP megadonor two vacant lots and the house where…
The Army Increasingly Allows Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes to Leave the Military Rather Than Face Trial
A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative discharge, avoiding possible federal conviction…
The Unexpected Pro-Civil Liberty Dissent By Two Supreme Court Trump Appointees
Following Steven Donziger’s appeal to the appointing of three special prosecutors to his controversial contempt of court case, every justice, with the exception of Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh,…
Reagan’s Treason, Two Bushes and the $23 Million Payoff
By Greg Palast / CounterPunch Last week, a Texas pol, Ben Barnes, confessed that he was personally involved—and therefore an eyewitness to–high treason: The Ronald Reagan campaign’s successful secret deal…
Chris Hedges: WikiLeaks Exposed the Extent of US Meddling Abroad and Corruption at Home. Why Have We Forgotten It?
From backroom deals between Hillary Clinton and Goldman Sachs to US covert operations in Haiti, Tunisia, Italy and beyond, WikiLeaks revealed the dark underbelly of US power.
Ukraine’s Corruption Comes Home To Roost
Around 15 advisers, deputy ministers and regional governors either resigned or were fired as a massive corruption drive shakes up the Ukrainian government.
John Kiriakou: CIA Should Get Out of the Laboratory
The C.I.A. has long had labs, whether overt or covert, where terrible things happened.
News Sites Took Nearly $1 Million From Consultant Pushing Power Companies’ Agenda: Report
One climate writer said the new exposé, published by NPR and Floodlight, "pulls back the curtain on yet another insidious corporate strategy to erode the core tenets of democracy for…
Silicon Valley Fake: Elizabeth Holmes and the Fraudster’s Motivation
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch It has been one noisy time for the paladins of big tech. Jobs have been shed by the thousands at Meta, Amazon and Twitter; FTX,…