What We're Reading and Streaming This Summer
Novels by Umberto Eco and Max Brooks, poetry by Wislawa Szymborska, films from Les Blank and Jo Nesbo — the staff of The Intercept suggests everything you need to be happy at the beach.
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A Visit to the Sweat Lodge
When I arrived at the Fort Worth Correctional Institution to serve the remainder of my sentence, the place turned out to be an unspoiled journalistic paradise of poorly concealed government corruption and ham-fisted cover-ups.
Did the US Prison Boom Lead to the Crime Drop? New Study Says No
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.
Barrett Brown Sentenced to Five Years, Vows to Keep Investigating Government Wrongdoing
Lobbyists for Spies Appointed To Oversee Spying
Intelligence industry insiders are taking key staff positions and seats on Congressional intelligence oversight committees.
Many of the NSA's Loudest Defenders Have Financial Ties to NSA Contractors
With the debate over NSA surveillance at a critical juncture, it’s worth examining how money flows from the spy agency to contractors and to some of the NSA’s loudest defenders.
House of Cards: A DC Real Estate Column
The Latest Twist in the Bizarre Prosecution of Barrett Brown
Talking to James Risen About <em>Pay Any Price</em>, the War on Terror and Press Freedoms
The <em>New York Times</em> Pulitzer Prize winner sounds off on the government's attempt to imprison him and his radicalization.