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Owning the Human, Part 1: The BlueprintIn 1946, UNESCO's first director wrote that eugenics was politically impossible for now, so the public mind should be prepared until "much that now is unthinkable…
Owning the Human, Part 2: Patents on LifeJohn Moore's cells became a patented cell line, and the court said they were never his. From a bacterium in 1980 to genes, seeds and mRNA,…
Owning the Human, Part 3: The Body OnlineThe World Economic Forum's own paper describes sensors implanted in human bodies to "monitor, analyse and even modify human bodies and behaviour." Brain implants, newborn biometric…
- Paid to Take Them, Part 1: The Money Machine
Federal law pays states for foster care with no ceiling, caps the money that keeps families together, and pays a bonus for adoptions but not for…
- Paid to Take Them, Part 2: Inside the Care
The state takes custody to keep children safe. Part 2 of Paid to Take Them follows them inside: the Turpin siblings abused again, a $485 million…
- Paid to Take Them, Part 3: Your Rights at the Door
When CPS knocks, the Constitution still applies. Part 3 of Paid to Take Them covers what the courts say you have, the immunity that shields caseworkers,…
Sold Before You VoteIn House races, the candidate who spends more wins more than 90 percent of the time. How two court rulings created the super PAC, why the…
- The Attention Harvest, Part 3: The Silent Partner
The Director of National Intelligence told the Senate under oath it was not collecting data on millions of Americans. What Section 215, PRISM and purchased data…
The Door Was Always OpenIn 1967, dogs that learned nothing they did mattered lay down on the floor and took the shock, with the exit right in front of them.…
- The World Below, Part 1: The Government Under the Mountain
The government hid a bunker for all of Congress under a luxury resort for thirty years. Part 1 of The World Below covers the bases they…
- The World Below, Part 2: The Men Who Talked
Phil Schneider said he built the government's underground bases and fought at Dulce. Months after his lectures he was dead. Part 2 of The World Below…
- The World Below, Part 3: Follow the Money
The day before 9/11, the Pentagon said it could not track $2.3 trillion. Part 3 of The World Below follows the money: the failed audits, the…
They Kept 236 PiecesThe government kept 236 pieces of steel out of more than 200,000 tons. That is NIST's own figure. The chairman of the investigating committee called the…
- Three Names on Everything, Part 1: The Owners You Never Voted For
BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street are the largest shareholders in nearly every company you buy from, and they cast the votes that come with your retirement…
- Three Names on Everything, Part 2: The Government’s Favorite Contractor
When Bear Stearns, AIG and the 2020 bond market broke, the government called the same firm. Part 2 of Three Names on Everything covers BlackRock's bailout…
- Two Sets of Rules, Part 1: Too Big to Jail
Epstein's sweetheart deal, the Sacklers' civil settlement, a bank bailout that turned a profit while millions of families were turned away, and a Supreme Court that…
- Two Sets of Rules, Part 2: Policed for Profit
Police can take your cash without charging you, Chicago drove thousands into bankruptcy over parking tickets, and qualified immunity protects officers who shoot a child or…
- Two Sets of Rules, Part 3: It Depends Who You Are
Clinton walked while Reality Winner did five years. Smollett did six days. Officials broke their own lockdown rules while a barber lost his license, an Amish…