Chinese Fund Backed By Hunter Biden Invested in Major Chinese Surveillance Firm
The flurry of media reports about private investment in China’s increasingly sprawling surveillance state left out a prominent investor: Hunter Biden.
Politics
How Erik Prince Used the Rise of Trump to Make an Improbable Comeback
Erik Prince now offers a complete mercenary supply chain: anything from military hardware to social media manipulation in partnership with Project Veritas.
Making a Killing
GOP Lawmaker Gave Pro-War Speech on Yemen — by Reading Saudi Lobbyist’s Talking Points Verbatim
Rep. Ed Royce spoke on the House floor against ending U.S. support for the Yemen war. His talking points were scripted by lobbyists for Saudi Arabia.
New House Bill Would Bar Israel From Using U.S. Military Aid to Detain Palestinian Children
Rep. Betty McCollum's bill seeks to ban Israel from using U.S. funds to detain, interrogate, or torture Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank.
Intercepted Podcast
Shadow Players: Erik Prince, Julian Assange, and the Bizarre World of Trump
The Intercept’s Betsy Reed, Vanessa Gezari, and Matthew Cole along with lawyer James Goodale and reporter Dahr Jamail join this week.
The First-Ever Medicare for All Hearing Was Strangely Collegial
Given that Medicare for All isn’t a threat to become law while Republicans control the White House and Senate, the hearing took on a friendly feel.
Voices
Ady Barkan Is Making What Is Likely His Last Long Journey — and It's to Testify in Support of Medicare for All
Imagine you were told that you could make one last flight, one more long trip, before you died.
Activist Ady Barkan's Illness Took His Ability to Speak — but He's Still Testifying at Congress to Pass Medicare for All
Here’s how the famed activist will testify to Congress — despite illness taking away his ability to speak.
New Bernie Sanders App Democratizes Organizing — and Panics People Unfamiliar With Organizing
Some 60,000 Sanders backers attended house parties over the weekend, the official launch of his distributed campaign.
Joe Biden Kicks Off Campaign with Union Facing Pension Cuts Driven by Obama-Era Law
Biden is launching his campaign with a fundraiser thrown by a union-busting firm, then appearing with a local union facing pension cuts thanks to an Obama-era law.