Interest rate ‘rigging’ evidence ‘covered up’ by banks
The evidence indicates that in October 2008, central banks including the Bank of England, the Banque de France, the European Central Bank, Banca d’Italia, Banco de Espana and the Federal…
Supreme Court Criticism
During periods of intense political debate in the U.S., the Supreme Court often becomes a target of harsh criticism. Jefferson complained of “useless judges” and described the judiciary as “a…
El espionaje en México cobra una nueva víctima: un aliado del presidente
Es un viejo amigo del presidente, por décadas ha sido un aliado político cercano y ahora es el más alto funcionario de derechos humanos del gobierno. Y ha sido espiado,…
A Year After a School Shooting, Divisions Run Through Uvalde
At a school board meeting this month in Uvalde, Texas, parents and administrators found themselves locked in what had become a familiar argument: Nearly a year had passed since a…
An Oil Refiner Leans on Manure to Provide a Greener Future
Every day dozens of tanker trucks, many laden with pig manure and other kinds of agricultural waste, rumble through the gateway of an imposing steel-and-concrete plant in northeast Netherlands. This…
How a ‘Blue Wall’ Inside N.Y. State Prisons Protects Abusive Guards
BEACON, N.Y. — The way the prison guards described it in their paperwork, there was a minor disturbance the day they took Chad Stanbro to a dental clinic at a…
She’s Out to Save Rare Wildflowers, but First She Has to Find Them
The white Toyota Tacoma bumped along the dirt path, up and down hills, brush scratching the sides of the truck with a high-pitched whine. Naomi Fraga, her hair in pigtail…
Spying in Mexico Strikes a New Victim: the President’s Ally
He is a longtime friend of the president, a close political ally for decades who is now the government’s top human rights official. And he has been spied on, repeatedly.…
Andrew Tate Thought He Was Above the Law. Romania Proved Him Wrong.
Andrew Tate, a pugilistic online influencer and self-crowned “king of toxic masculinity,” never made any secret of why he had chosen Romania as his home and business base. “I like…
How DeSantis Is Trying to Lure Older Voters Away From Trump
As a 44-year-old member of Generation X, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida might be an unlikely candidate to wrest his party’s older voters away from Donald J. Trump, a 76-year-old…