
An Iranian Activist Wrote Dozens of Articles for Right-Wing Outlets. But Is He a Real Person?
The writer Heshmat Alavi pushes regime change in Iran. But an MEK defector says the controversial, exiled opposition group created the persona.
The writer Heshmat Alavi pushes regime change in Iran. But an MEK defector says the controversial, exiled opposition group created the persona.
The Threat Within
The only connection between the men referenced in the FBI’s “black identity extremism” report, besides their race, is a thread of anger at police violence.
A woman raped by Rikers guards has settled a lawsuit against New York City, which she accused of “deliberate indifference” to sexual abuse at the jail.
Oil and Water
A former Marine working for the private security firm TigerSwan infiltrated an array of anti-Dakota Access pipeline groups at Standing Rock and beyond.
A young New York man who police claim is a gang member is suing the NYPD over its refusal to turn over records about a secretive gang database.
Court records and online archives show vigorous pro-Trump stances by Sayoc, charged with sending parcel bombs to Democratic politicians.
Supreme Privilege
The National Council of Churches and former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens are among those asking that Brett Kavanaugh step aside.
Supreme Privilege
Georgetown Prep joined six other D.C. private schools in sending a letter to parents describing “excessive drinking and sexual license.”
Supreme Privilege
Federal court employees, under the right circumstances, are willing to speak to the Judiciary Committee about Brett Kavanaugh and Alex Kozinski.
Snowden Archive
Rahe Clancy thought the NSA had become too corporate. So he wrote an agitated series of missives — for the agency.