The Russian Purge
It is the opinion of Russian censors that there is something worse than homosexuality, and that is suicide.
View ArticleInside The Blackwater Founder's Plan To Build A Private Air Force
“We are not just doing something risky, we are doing something completely illegal,” said a former employee at Erik Prince's Airborne Technologies.
View ArticleHow A Simple Request Got Me Blacklisted By The Pentagon
The Department of Defense has a lot of problems — wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that just won’t end, quasi-wars in Pakistan and Yemen and Somalia with no end in sight; a proliferation of terror groups...
View ArticleWhat's Up With Journalists Trying To Predict The Presidential Election?
When America's political pundits pronounce what the future has in store for us, it comes in the form of definitive decrees, shaped with the tone of authoritative certainty. That's weird, because in...
View ArticleThe Most Intriguing Spy Stories From 166 Internal NSA Reports
Launched days after the second US invasion of Iraq SIDToday became the NSA's newsletter of choice for disseminating intelligence on the war.
View Article'American Sniper' Chris Kyle Distorted His Military Record, Documents Show
No American has been more associated with the Navy SEAL mystique than Chris Kyle, known as the deadliest sniper in military history. “All told,” Kyle wrote in his book, “I would end my career as a SEAL...
View ArticleHappy Sunday, Welcome To Rikers
Amid a growing movement to close Rikers, one prisoner approaches six years without trial.
View ArticleConfessions Of A Payday Lender
Phil Locke was in his mid-30s when he opened his first store, which he called Cash Now, in a small strip mall across the street from a massive Delphi plant in Flint.
View ArticleThe Lime Grower Vs The Cartel
How a lime grower in Tierra Caliente led an uprising against one of Mexico’s bloodiest drug cartels.
View ArticleSecret Rules Make It Pretty Easy For The FBI To Spy On Journalists
Media advocates said the documents show that the FBI imposes few constraints on itself when it bypasses the requirement to go to court and obtain subpoenas or search warrants before accessing...
View ArticlePeter Thiel Is So Dangerous And Fascinating You Have To Watch Him Tonight
Thiel may seem an unlikely warm-up act for a raving nativist like Trump. But the pair are actually an impeccable ideological tag-team.
View ArticleTexas Is About To Execute Someone For A Murder He Didn't Commit
Texas is among five states that approve “actively” pursuing the death penalty for an accomplice who lacked intent to kill; the vast majority require intent as a prerequisite to seeking the death...
View ArticleThe Citizens United Playbook
How a top GOP lawyer guided a Chinese-owned company into US presidential politics.
View ArticleThe Israeli Company That Helped Build Gaza’s Wall Is Less Sure About Donald...
The company's communications director cautioned against the idea of building a literal wall across every section of the border. That level of border protection is only effective in populated areas...
View ArticleFacebook Is Wiping Away Evidence Of Police Brutality
As more details emerge over last week’s killing by Baltimore County police of 23-year-old Korryn Gaines, activists have directed growing anger not only at local law enforcement but also at Facebook,...
View ArticleThe Privacy Scandal Haunting The CEO Behind 'Pokémon Go'
"Pokémon Go" is run by a man whose team literally drove one of the greatest privacy debacles of the internet era, in which Google vehicles, in the course of photographing neighborhoods for Street View,...
View ArticleWhy The Presidential Debates Will Suck Even Though They Don’t Have To
Under the current system, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will find the terms to their liking — and the American public will be cheated out of its best chance to see the major candidates engage in a...
View ArticleThe NSA Was Hacked, Snowden Documents Confirm
On Monday, a hacking group calling itself the “ShadowBrokers” announced an auction for what it claimed were “cyber weapons” made by the NSA.
View ArticleLong-Secret Stingray Manuals Detail How Police Can Spy On Phones
Harris Corp.'s Stingray surveillance device has been one of the most closely-guarded secrets in law enforcement for more than 15 years. The Intercept has obtained several Harris instruction manuals...
View ArticleNazi Who Originated Donald Trump Jr.’s Skittles Metaphor Was Hanged At Nuremberg
The concept dates back at least to 1938 and a children’s book called "Der Giftpilz," or "The Toadstool," in which a mother explains to her son that it only takes one Jew to destroy an entire people.
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