Losing Afghanistan
The Evacuation of the CIA’s Afghan Proxies Has Opened One of the War’s Blackest Boxes
Former Zero Unit members are facing a reversal of fortune that is humiliating, infuriating, and utterly intractable.
Special Investigations
The War on Immigrants
Was the Killing of a Migrant by a Former ICE Warden a Hate Crime or a Terrible Accident?
At Fivemile Tank, a watering hole in the bleak desert of West Texas, two men pulled up in a truck. One aimed a gun into the brush.
Staring Down the Execution Chamber at 76, Murray Hooper Still Says He’s Innocent
Some of his co-defendants were exonerated. Others died behind bars. Of four death sentences, only Hooper’s remains. Now he’s up for execution.
Experimenting With Disaster
Lab That Created Risky Avian Flu Had “Unacceptable” Biosafety Protocols
Documents obtained by The Intercept reveal disturbing biosafety lapses and troubling gaps in oversight by government agencies.
Experimenting With Disaster
Accident With 1918 Pandemic Virus Raises Questions About Pathogen Research
A researcher working with the 1918 flu virus was bit by an infected ferret and sent home to quarantine.
Experimenting With Disaster
Student Infected With Debilitating Virus in Undisclosed Biolab Accident
By the time a researcher who pricked her finger in Missouri reported the accident, she was already sick.
Leaked Documents Outline DHS’s Plans to Police Disinformation
Under the guise of counterterrorism, the government is accelerating pressure on social media companies to crack down on speech the feds deem disinformation.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Jewish Israelis Smoke Weed Without Fear. Their Palestinian Neighbors Face Harsh Penalties.
The open consumption of cannabis stops at Israel’s separation wall, beyond which Palestinians are denied many of their most basic rights.
How a Rare Effort to Compensate Iraqi Airstrike Victims Failed
Seven years after a U.S.-planned airstrike on Hawija killed at least 85 civilians, a token of compensation has delivered little or no help to survivors.
Inside the Aggressive Legal War to Shield the Founder of Russia’s Wagner Group
Hacked emails from a Russian law firm reveal Yevgeny Prigozhin’s approach to fighting sanctions — and journalists.