Accountability
Failures and successes of institutional and governmental accountability.
Collection by Charles Baldwin
The New Republic
The Democrats’ Shameful Legacy on Crime
4 min read · From 2019 · Bill Clinton isn't the only one who deserves blame for turning America into a carceral state.
The New Republic
How Trump’s Justice Department Screwed James Comey
7 min read · From 2019 · The inspector general’s report strains mightily—and unconvincingly—to condemn the former FBI director for his memos about the president.
VANITY FAIR
“He’s Full of Shit”: How Elon Musk Gambled Tesla to Save SolarCity
2 min read · From 2019 · The controversy over SolarCity, which has dovetailed with questions about Musk’s mountain of debt and profit shortfalls, offers a window into the mindset of America’s most outlandish CEO.
The Intercept
Google Is Deepening Its Involvement With Egypt’s Repressive Government
6 min read · From 2019 · Google is set to re-staff its Cairo office, which more or less went dormant in 2014, following the military coup that brought Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to power.
ProPublica
The Case That Made an Ex-ICE Attorney Realize the Government Was Relying on False “Evidence” Against Migrants
20+ min read · From 2019 · Years after quitting her job as an attorney for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Laura Peña returned to the fight — defending migrants she’d once prosecuted. Then, a perplexing family separation…
The Atlantic
Epstein’s Death Has a Simpler Explanation
2 min read · From 2019 · Baseless speculation abounded after the accused sex trafficker died, but criminal-justice scholars point instead to a broader suicide problem.
POLITICO
Iraqi man dies after Trump administration deports him
4 min read · From 2019 · The man, Jimmy Aldaoud, spent most of his life in the U.S., was swept up in President Donald Trump’s intensified immigration enforcement efforts.
VICE
Amazon Is Coaching Cops on How to Obtain Surveillance Footage Without a Warrant
5 min read · From 2019 · Ring, Amazon’s home surveillance company, is teaching police how to convince residents to share camera footage with them.
Nieman Lab
Full Fact has been fact-checking Facebook posts for six months. Here’s what they think needs to change » Nieman Journalism…
6 min read · From 2019 · More scale, more transparency, and more help with health-related posts.
POLITICO
Ex-McConnell staffers lobbied on Russian-backed Kentucky project
3 min read · From 2019 · Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to review the project, and they say McConnell indirectly helped facilitate it.
The New Republic
Trump’s Cynical War on American Citizenship
5 min read · From 2019 · The president's slurs and his administration's policies are an attack on U.S. democracy itself—all in a desperate bid to cling to power.
The Washington Post
Opinion | Mitch McConnell is a Russian asset
4 min read · From 2019 · By blocking election security bill after bill, he is aiding and abetting Putin’s dismantling of Americans’ self-governance.
Gizmodo
DoorDash Says It’s Very Sorry You Noticed Its Tip-Skimming Scheme
2 min read · From 2019 · Food delivery app DoorDash has, for months, doubled down on its policy of systematically skimming customer tips meant for its fleet of contract delivery workers. That resolve cracked on Tuesday night…
ProPublica
Going Quiet: More States Are Hiding 911 Recordings From Families, Lawyers and the General Public
~11 min read · From 2019 · Troy Phillips has tried everything to piece together his brother’s final moments and figure out if he received CPR. Rhode Island’s secretive 911 laws have gotten in the way.
The Verge
Google employee who helped lead protests leaves company
2 min read · From 2019 · Meredith Whittaker helped organize last year’s 20,000-strong walkout
