Oct 10
2013
So much for rooting out corruption
Gov. Andrew Cuomo established the Moreland Commission three months ago to attack corruption in Albany. He has since acted to muzzle the watchdog. A report from The New York Times.
Posted 12 years ago
Oct 10
2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo established the Moreland Commission three months ago to attack corruption in Albany. He has since acted to muzzle the watchdog. A report from The New York Times.
Oct 6
2013
Vladimir Putin’s security apparatus is poised to monitor the emails, phone calls, social media posts and other forms of electronic communication by athletes and spectators at the upcoming games. Another ground-breaking investigation by The Guardian.
Oct 2
2013
A top NSA official admits to a secret pilot program that uses cell phone technology to track the movement of American citizens. A report from the Guardian.
Oct 1
2013
Politico senior reporter and health care expert David Nather creates an 111-page document that will help anyone understand Obamacare, one of the “least understood social programs of our time.” Perfect timing as Republicans continue to attack the health care law, resulting in a government shutdown.
Sep 30
2013
“Gov. Cuomo has moved to grab greater control of the anti-corruption commission he vowed would be independent when he created it in July,” the New York Daily News reports.
Sep 24
2013
About 150 Americans a year die by accidentally taking too much acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. A series of investigative reports from ProPublica.
Sep 24
2013
The governor wants New York voters to embrace casinos. His handling of the troubled state racing association should be of little comfort to those concerned about the prospect of more legalized gambling. A report from The New York Times.
Sep 24
2013
“Orwell could never have imagined anything as complete as this, this concept of scooping up everything all the time,” Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian, tells a New York audience.