Making a Killing
“Election Interference”: Oil Price Hike Is Saudi Arabia’s October Surprise Against Biden
“The Saudis are working to get Trump reelected and for the MAGA Republicans to win the midterms.”
World
Will Putin Face Prosecution for the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine?
The U.S. appears reluctant to set a precedent that would highlight how President George W. Bush avoided trial for invading Iraq.
Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize Winner: "What We Need Today Is Weapons"
Oleksandra Matviichuk, who heads Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties — just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize — spoke with The Intercept last month.
Climate Crimes
Holding the COP27 Summit in Egypt’s Police State Creates a Moral Crisis for the Climate Movement
The ongoing hunger strike of Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah forcefully reminds us that there can be no meaningful climate action without political freedom.
The CIA Thought Putin Would Quickly Conquer Ukraine. Why Did They Get It So Wrong?
High-tech surveillance may have blinded the U.S. to how corruption has weakened the Russian military.
The Coronavirus Crisis
NIH Awards New Grant to U.S. Organization at Center of Covid-19 Lab Leak Controversy
In August, an EcoHealth Alliance award was terminated after the organization failed to turn over records critical to the Covid origin probe. The next month, it got a new grant.
No, Elon Musk's Starlink Probably Won’t Fix Iranian Internet Censorship
The satellite internet technology probably won't connect Iranian protesters, but Musk already got his PR coup with a two-word tweet.
Voices
It’s a Girl (Fascist)!
Giorgia Meloni will be Italy’s first woman prime minister — and part of a long tradition of white womanhood being central to fascism.
Making a Killing
Former NSA Chief Signed Deal to Train Saudi Hackers Months Before Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder
Retired Gen. Keith Alexander’s company IronNet signed an agreement with a Saudi cyberwarfare institute led by the official who oversaw Khashoggi’s killing.
Voices
I Watched the Afghan Government Collapse Under the Weight of Its Own Greed
Our leaders failed to give Afghan soldiers the food, tools, and respect they needed to defeat a brutal insurgency.