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Ken Silverstein

Ken Silverstein

Ken Silverstein has been a staff writer at Harper’s Magazine and the Los Angeles Times. He has authored several books, including The Secret World of Oil (Verso) and The Radioactive Boy Scout (Random House). His primary obsessions are politics and media, and his reborn "Washington Babylon" column be buttering up and skewering both about every three weeks in the New York Observer and on Observer.com.

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John Oliver talks about the wealth gap on 'Last Week Tonight' in 2014.

The John Oliver Property Tax Scam: HBO Comedian Secretly Buys Manhattan Mansion

By Ken Silverstein
Rex Tillerson, chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil and Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state.

Rockefeller Foundations Enlist Journalism in ‘Moral’ Crusade Against ExxonMobil

By Ken Silverstein
Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks on during a campaign rally at Saint Anselm College on October 24, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire. With just over two weeks to go until the election, Hillary Clinton is campaigning in New Hampshire.

This Election Has Disgraced the Entire Profession of Journalism

By Ken Silverstein
Hillary Clinton with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, former president of Argentina.

Clinton Surrogate Helped Get Argentine ‘Dirty Money’ Into the U.S.

By Ken Silverstein
Sean Hannity on the set of FOX News Channel's 'Hannity' at FOX Studios on August 31, 2015 in New York City.

Dana Milbank Is Even More Irritating Than Sean Hannity. Is That Even Possible?

By Ken Silverstein
Hillary Clinton speaks at a Clinton Foundation event.

Bombshell: Clinton Foundation Donor’s Flight From Justice Aided by Hillary Allies

By Ken Silverstein
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC - FEBRUARY 19: Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio speaks at a rally February 19, 2016 in North Charleston, South Carolina. Rubio is campaigning throughout South Carolina ahead of the state's primary.

Marco Rubio’s Ties to Sketchy Businesses, Drug Dealing and Ponzi Schemes

By Ken Silverstein
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 11: Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), speaks at the 2013 Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council, on October 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. The summit, which goes for three days, is attended by a number of Republican senators and high profile conservative voices in American politics. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Marco Rubio: Poor Little Rich Boy Runs Into Real Estate Trouble

By Ken Silverstein

Just Who Is Sidney Blumenthal, the Clintons’ Closest Advisor?

By Ken Silverstein
US National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks to European officials via videoconference during a parliamentary hearing on improving the protection of whistleblowers, at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, eastern France, on June 24, 2014. (Photo: FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images)

US Reliance on Too Much SIGINT and Too Little Spycraft Is Dangerous and Expensive

By Ken Silverstein

David Corn: 47 Percent ÷ Liberal Bullshit = Boring Journalism

By Ken Silverstein
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