Natasha Vargas-Cooper
Natasha Vargas-Cooper is a former Reporter at The Intercept. She is an author and journalist whose articles, essays, and interviews have appeared in a wide range of publications including The Atlantic, the New York Times, GQ, the Wall Street Journal, Bookforum, New York, The Guardian, and the New Statesman. She lives in Los Angeles with three malcontent dogs.
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Frosted Glass Falcons and Other Gifts for Your Favorite CIA Employee
CIA agents are mostly gifted rugs, so many rugs. The lucky agents get wristwatches and daggers.
Toilet Encryption, the Neal Archive, and Citizen Journalism in Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom
Buy Your Daughter All the Butch Dolls You Want, She Still Won't Be Able to Get an Abortion in Texas
We should disabuse ourselves of the notionthat social institutions can be subverted through buying stuff.
Three Ways Courts Screw the Innocent Into Pleading Guilty
The FBI Director's Evidence Against Encryption Is Pathetic
James Comey's four examples of encryption perils would be laughable if they weren't so tragic.
Insane Traffic Stop Tests 'Show Me Your Papers' Law
A mother of three with a pending domestic violence visa was detained for five days over a traffic violation. Now she's a legal test case.
Photo Exhibit Restores Dignity To Victims of U.S. Torture
The U.S. military used a camera as a torture device at Abu Grahib. "I wanted to use the camera to restore these peoples' humanity," says Chris Bartlett.
An Abused Migrant Kid Who Outwitted the Justice Department
As the border crisis unfolds, family court judges offer an escape hatch for unaccompanied minors coming from Central America.
Letter From the Border: New Crisis is the Old Crisis
MCALLEN, Texas – Ana* arrives at the makeshift shelter, ten miles away from the Texas border, with detention papers in one hand and a sunburned infant in the other. <!--more-->