Peter W. Klein

22 Apr

There is no silent spring this #EarthDay, because of the scientists, politicians and corporate leaders who took action as environmental threats loomed in the 20th century. What can we learn from systems ecologists for the potential age of autonomous AI in the 21st? My latest in @theglobeandmail.com

18 Apr

Do we need a Silent Spring for the AI era? Underneath the AI noise, I keep thinking about Bikini Atoll, DDT, ozone layer. We keep releasing powerful things into complex systems and assuming we can contain the consequences. We've been here before. ☢️🌿🤖 www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/b79cb1a...

theglobeandmail.comAre we approaching the ‘Silent Spring’ of artificial intelligence?There is a rapidly accumulating body of evidence about the risks AI can pose if given too much autonomy

18 Apr

nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Is Playing a Dangerous Game With Iran

5 Mar

You Say You Want (Them to Have) a Revolution... The US has a long history of encouraging citizens abroad to revolt, but rarely follow through with support. Hungary. Cuba. Afghanistan. Iraq. Will Iran be different? My take in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/o...

theglobeandmail.comThe blurring line between journalism and activism is being used as a cudgelWho gets to decide who’s a reporter, and who’s an activist? The answer matters for press freedom

23 Feb

Governments in the US and Canada are taking advantage of the line between journalism and activism. My take on what the Don Lemon and Amber Bracken cases mean for press freedom. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/5431b55...

bit.lyI’m a former ‘60 Minutes’ producer. Here’s why this scandal raises concerns about corporate meddling in mediaThe largely indelible firewall between news and corporate has crumbled at CBS News, and we’re seeing cracks at other major news organizations.

24 Dec 2025

Canada's largest paper, @thestar.com, asked me to weigh in on the @60minutes.bsky.social Bari Weiss saga. For me, it comes down to a flawed media landscape where the firewall between editorial and corporate have crumbled. bit.ly/Star-60

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9 Dec 2025

Documentary about one of the biggest bribery scandals in modern history is premiering on @joltfilm.bsky.social. On this International Anti-Corruption Day, watch BRIBE, INC. and raise global awareness about corruption's harmful effects. #InternationalAntiCorruptionDay www.jolt.film/watch/bribeinc

jolt.filmBribe, Inc. | Watch on Jolt.FilmBRIBE, INC. is a true story exposing the shady underpinnings that fuel global commerce: corruption and lots of money. In the shadows of the global oil industry the Ahsani family ran Unaoil with jet-se...

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globalreportingcentre.orgThe biggest bribery scandal in modern history - Global Reporting CentreSTREAM NOW: Bribe, Inc. a documentary exposing corruption on a global scale is now available to stream via Jolt in the US and Canada.

10 Dec 2025

Our latest newsletter went out on the eve of International Anti-Corruption Day. globalreportingcentre.org/newsletter/t...

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9 Dec 2025

On International Anti-Corruption Day 2025, the launch of "Bribe, Inc." on Jolt.Film underscores why this day matters—revealing corruption’s real impact across industries and communities. 🌏 Learn more about IACD: www.unodc.org/unodc/en/ant... 🎥 Stream on-demand: www.jolt.film/watch/bribeinc

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5 Aug 2025

A clip from GRC founder @peterwklein.bsky.social's Bribe Inc. documentary was featured on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, where @trace-inc.bsky.social president @alexandrawrage.bsky.social presented an anti-corruption argument on @cnbc.com against bribing foreign governments.

TRACE@trace-inc.bsky.social

TRACE President @alexandrawrage.bsky.social was featured on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" in a segment on corporate corruption. John shared a clip from Bribe, Inc. where CNBC asked Alexandra to give the anti-corruption argument for the law banning bribing foreign governments. bit.ly/450qbhR

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cnsmaryland.orgPRIVATE TRACKS: How Wall Street is Reshaping the Railroad IndustryInvestment firms are quietly taking greater control over America's railroad industry, accumulating large stock positions in railroad operators and buying up companies that lease and manage rail cars o...

3 Nov 2025

What happens when critical infrastructure is carved up and sold off to investors? A new investigation looks at how these firms are capturing our rail networks and prioritizing profits — often at the expense of safety @cnsmd.bsky.social cnsmaryland.org/2025/10/29/p...

theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Authoritarian regimes need their court jestersThere’s a long history of political satire in authoritarian regimes. In Communist Hungary, it came courtesy of Géza Hofi

6 Oct 2025

I grew up listening to my dad playing recordings of Hungary's greatest comedian, Géza Hofi. I got to thinking recently about Hofi's dangerous antics during the height of the Cold War, and wrote this piece about the risks to American comedy today. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

cannonwriter.substack.comAmerica Has Invaded ItselfBreaking down the rhetoric behind the new domestic war.

28 Aug 2025

Chris Cannon put it well cannonwriter.substack.com/p/america-ha...

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If you've ever wanted to be a war correspondent but don't like traveling outside the U.S., I have good news for you.

globalreportingcentre.orgState of Play Podcast - Bonus Episode 1: Is Los Angeles Ready?Amid ICE raids, protests and federal friction, is LA prepared for the FIFA World Cup?

8 July 2025

@globalreportingcentre.org continues reporting on how sports, politics and human rights are interconnected. Check out this bonus episode that just posted!

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NEW: State of Play is back with bonus episodes! We look at Los Angeles where protests, immigration raids, and tensions with the Trump administration have the city on edge. Is LA ready for the FIFA Men's World Cup next year? Find out: globalreportingcentre.org/state-of-pla...

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bit.lyJust Peace Movie Night: Bribe Inc.Join us for Just Peace Movie Night to watch Bribe, Inc. organised by III Europe, YAC and The Hague Humanity Hub.

10 June 2025

The GRC's founder, board chair, and academic director, @peterwklein.bsky.social, will be screening his new film, Bribe, Inc., in The Hague during the NATO Security Summit on June 21st. Don't miss your chance to see his latest documentary! bit.ly/3FwZUO5

1 May 2025

Bribe Inc. documentary showing this Saturday, 1 PM, at Rialto Elmwood in Berkeley. On #WorldPressFreedomDay, we're showcasing this bold investigation about corruption, followed by Q&A w/ @erichavian.bsky.social of @whistleblower.law.

nytimes.comOpinion | My Father’s Red Scare (Published 2007)My father was never a spy, never a member of the Communist Party. Nonetheless, the F.B.I. kept a file on him from the day he arrived in the United States.

5 Apr 2025

I keep hearing that the detentions like those of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil and Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk are unprecedented. As I wrote in @nytimes, these kinds of investigations and detentions were common after 9/11, as well as previously in US history. www.nytimes.com/2007/01/04/o...

5 Apr 2025

Incredibly, SCOTUS determined in Ziglar v. Abbasi that rounding up Muslim, S. Asian, and Arab non-citizens under the pretext of immigration violations was constitutional. So none of this should surprise anyone.

nbcnews.comFact-checking the third Republican primary debateAs five Republican candidates traded barbs onstage, NBC News fact-checked what they said in real time.

6 Mar 2025

Worth circling back to my @nbcnews.com fact-check on Vivek Ramaswamy's spurious claim during primary debate that Canada is a major source of fentanyl. We debunked it then, but Trump has continued to propagate fiction that the deadly drug comes across northern border. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...