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Politics

Secrecy, Self-Dealing, and Greed at the N.R.A.

The organization’s leadership is focused on external threats, but the real crisis is of its own making.

Mike Spies New Yorker, The Trace Apr 2019 25min Permalink

World

WWF's Secret War

How anti-poaching funds end up in the hands of vicious paramilitaries.

  1. WWF Funds Guards Who Have Tortured And Killed People

  2. Internal Report Shows WWF Was Warned Years Ago Of “Frightening” Abuses

  3. WWF Says Indigenous People Want This Park. An Internal Report Says Some Fear Forest Ranger “Repression.”

Tom Warren, Katie J.M. Baker Buzzfeed Mar 2019 Permalink

World

Two Years After KONY 2012, Has Invisible Children Grown Up?

After a non-profit’s documentary about a central African despot became the most viral video of all time, the founder had a nude nervous breakdown on the streets of San Diego. Now he’s back.

Jessica Testa Buzzfeed Mar 2014 25min Permalink

Sex World

The Holy Saint (and Sinner) of Sex Trafficking

Somaly Mam’s harrowing story of her own flight from sexual servitude and the stories of hundreds of girls she rescued from Cambodian brothels brought her fame and helped raise millions for her non-profit. Does it matter if none or few of the stories are true?

Simon Marks Newsweek May 2014 Permalink