Cora Currier
Gitmo Defense Lawyers Say Somebody Has Been Accessing Their Emails
April 12, 2013 8:33 pm-
How Does the U.S. Mark Unidentified Men in Pakistan and Yemen as Drone Targets?by Cora Currier ProPublica Earlier this week, we wrote about a significant but often overlooked aspect of the...by ProPublica.org on March 3, 2013 2:00 pm -
The Drone War Doctrine We Still Know Nothing AboutCIA director nominee John Brennan meets with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence...by ProPublica.org on February 27, 2013 10:00 pm -
At Least 20 CIA Prisoners Still Missing(PHILIPPE MERLE/AFP/Getty Images) by Cora Currier ProPublica In one of President Barack Obama first acts in the...by ProPublica.org on February 18, 2013 2:00 pm
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Drone Strikes Test Legal Grounds for War on Terror
by Cora Currier ProPublica In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama declared that “a decade of war is now ending.” White House press secretary Jay Carney later said there was “no question” that the U.S. conflict with al-Qaida was “entering a new phase.” That day in Yemen, a U.S. drone strike reportedly killed three suspected al-Qaida militants. It was one of several [...]
Everything We Know So Far About Drone Strikes
by Cora Currier ProPublica You might have heard about the “kill list.” You’ve certainly heard about drones. But the details of the U.S. campaign against militants in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia — a centerpiece of the Obama administration’s national security approach – remain shrouded in secrecy. Here’s our guide to what we know—and what we don’t [...]
The Best Reporting on Guns in America
by Blair Hickman, Suevon Lee and Cora Currier ProPublica Update: With Friday’s shooting in Newtown, Conn., this article, first published July 24, 2012, unfortunately seems relevant again. In the wake of last week’s shooting in Aurora, Colo., we’ve taken a step back and laid out the best pieces we could find about guns. They’re roughly organized by articles on [...]
Cutting through the Controversy about Indefinite Detention and the NDAA
by Cora Currier ProPublica On Tuesday, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a yearly military spending bill. Last year, the bill affirmed the U.S.’s authority to hold suspected terrorists indefinitely and without charges. The provision had generated plenty of controversy, particularly about whether U.S. citizens could be detained indefinitely. This year, the Senate bill says that citizens can’t be detained in [...]
How Cellphone Companies Have Resisted Rules for Disasters
by Cora Currier ProPublica In a natural disaster or other emergency, one of the first things you’re likely to reach for is your cellphone. Landlines are disappearing. More than 30 percent of American households now rely exclusively on cellphones. Despite that, cell carriers have successfully pushed back against rules on what they have to do in a disaster. [...]
Why Florida is Sitting on $300 Million Meant to Help Homeowners
by Cora Currier ProPublica Florida has the highest percentage of home loans in foreclosure in the country. So why is more than $300 million that could help homeowners sitting unused? Florida was awarded those millions in February as part of the $25 billion national settlement between five of country’s biggest banks and forty-nine states and the District of Columbia. The [...]
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