More than 100 Americans Are Rich Enough to Buy the Presidential Election Outright
What do donors get for their money? It is not always a specific piece of legislation. Sometimes it is just a sympathetic ear.
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He Was a Hacker for the NSA and He Was Willing to Talk. I Was Willing to Listen.
Hunting human targets who used Tor, redirecting internet traffic from entire countries — these were among the "ridiculously cool" projects undertaken by an NSA hacker who spoke with <em>The Intercept</em>.
Inside Erik Prince’s Treacherous Drive to Build a Private Air Force
Erik Prince used his publicly traded company, Frontier Services Group, to disguise his secret plans to develop light attack aircraft for use in a mercenary air force.
Redaction Art: How Secrets Are Made Visible
A new book, <em>Negative Publicity</em>, sheds light on the blank spaces of secrecy in the CIA's rendition program, and joins a growing body of artistic work about war and surveillance.
"Bandage Me Quickly!" The Death of a Journalist in Yemen
A witness to the killing of Almigdad Mojalli, who worked for Voice of America, recounts what happened when the bomb struck.
Chris Matthews's "Hardball" Guests Have Given $79,050 to His Wife Kathleen's Congressional Campaign
The transparency Chris Matthews promised when it came to his relationship with his wife's campaign has not extended to mentioning all the donations from his guests.
Congressional Hearings on Surveillance Programs to Kick Off -- in Secret
The public is being shut out as the House Judiciary Committee starts tackling two foreign surveillance programs, PRISM and Upstream, that vacuum up domestic content.
How Law Enforcement Can Use Google Timeline To Track Your Every Move
The recent expansion of Google’s Timeline feature can provide investigators unprecedented access to users’ location history data, allowing them in many cases to track a person’s every move over the course of years.
Apple's Tim Cook Lashes Out at White House Officials for Being Wishy-Washy on Encryption
At a counterterrorism summit on Friday, Cook asked the administration to issue a strong public statement defending the use of unbreakable encryption.
Discriminatory New Visa Law Keeps German-Iranian Professor Out of U.S.
A professor's lecture at a conference and scheduled business deals are thwarted by changes that restrict travel for dual Iranian citizens, among others.