1981: Biden and Reagan’s CIA Director, William Casey
In public, Joe Biden railed against William Casey, President Ronald Reagan’s CIA director. Behind the scenes, the relationship was more complicated.
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Secretive CBP Counterterrorism Teams Interrogated 180,000 U.S. Citizens Over Two-Year Period
Records from an ongoing FOIA lawsuit shed new light on the operations of CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Teams.
Verizon’s NFL Covid-19 Screening Cameras Are Based on Bad Science and Questionable Chinese Hardware
Verizon’s 5G-powered fever-detecting cameras appear to be sourced from a company under State Department sanctions and probably don’t work.
Why Aren't We Hearing More Calls for Diplomacy to End War in Ukraine?
The U.S. government has sent weapons and resources to Ukraine. But diplomacy is needed to end the war, not fuel to the fire.
Noam Chomsky and Jeremy Scahill on the Russia-Ukraine War, the Media, Propaganda, and Accountability
Noam Chomsky spoke with The Intercept’s Jeremy Scahill in a wide-ranging discussion on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. Sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela Hamper the Global Fight Against Covid-19
Critics say the sanctions undermine U.S. ambitions to vaccinate the world, while new polling shows a clear majority favors a policy change.
State Department Cut Funding for Controversial "Iran Disinfo" Project — but Kept Working With Its Creators
Internal documents show a multi-front effort to keep funding and collaboration alive, because the public was unaware of the links.
Gas Price Politics and Genocide Collide in Yemen
Reinstating Trump's terror designation for the Houthis could exacerbate what is already the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
Part Four: “You Think Our Country’s So Innocent?”
On war policy, Trump has proven less murderous than George W. Bush and more of a war criminal than Jimmy Carter. So far.
Biden Balks at Sanctions on Saudi Crown Prince After Release of Report on Killing of Jamal Khashoggi
Biden imposed sanctions only on aides to Mohammed bin Salman even though a new intelligence report said that MBS approved the mission on Khashoggi.