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New Documents Reveal More About Alleged Ethics Violations at the Department of the Interior

Public records reveal additional details about top political appointee Timothy Williams' meeting with his former employer, the Koch-backed group Americans for Prosperity.

Jimmy Tobias

Environment

A Top DOI Official Allegedly Violated Federal Ethics Rules. New FOIA Documents Shed Light on His Apparent Misdeeds.

Douglas Domenech's communications with his former employer, the Koch-backed Texas Public Policy Foundation, are more extensive than previously known.

Jimmy Tobias

News in Brief

Viewing Pornography Increases Unethical Behavior, According to New Research

It's possible that watching people perform sex acts can lead us to dehumanize others.

Tom Jacobs

San Francisco police cars sit parked in front of the Hall of Justice on February 27th, 2014, in San Francisco, California.

San Francisco Police Raided a Freelance Journalist’s Home. Was It Legal?

An expert on First Amendment rights weighs in on what happened to Bryan Carmody last Friday.

Leah Dunlevy

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 7th, 2017.

Economics

Why Is Trump’s White House Paying for Drinks at Mar-a-Lago With Taxpayer Dollars?

There's a unique push and pull in the current administration: Donald Trump's administration pays a bill for an event and his club reaps the revenue.

Derek Kravitz

Garden gardening green new deal community garden

For the Sake of a Green New Deal, Start Thinking About Your Individual Actions

Making changes to our diet today can help prepare us for a carbon-neutral future—while pushing our peers to be greener in their own lives.

Sharon Zhang

Are Elite Institutions Teaching Students the Wrong Values?

There's a clear need to rethink what "impact" means, given the concept's distorting effect on students' priorities and ethics.

Vida Mia Garcia & Anne Newman

Social Justice

Why Kentucky’s Secretary of State Is Warring With the State Board of Elections

It all began with an ethics complaint.

Jessica Huseman & Daniel Desrochers

Jets taxi after sunset June 21st, 2001, at Los Angeles International Airport.

News in Brief

The Acting Head of the FAA Has Deep Ties With Aviation Industry Interests

Dan Elwell continued strategizing with his former lobbyist colleagues even after he rose up to the top ranks of the agency.

Derek Kravitz & Jack Gillum

This illustration shows a saliva collection kit for DNA testing displayed in Washington, D.C., on December 19th, 2018.

Social Justice

The Questionable Ethics of Expanding Forensic DNA Testing

The use of genetic information collected by private companies in criminal investigations raises a number of issues about transparency and privacy.

Benjamin Berkman