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Surveillance Dragnet: How Shadowy Companies Can Track Your Every Move
Smartphone apps make it easy for companies and government agencies to spy on billions of devices.
The Death Penalty Capital
Murderville, Texas just ended its nine-episode season, casting significant doubt on whether a man on death row for the 1992 murder of a Houston grandmother is actually guilty. This week on Intercepted: Intercept Senior Editor Andrea Jones speaks with Jordan Smith and Liliana Segura, the reporters behind the investigative podcast, about what happened after the murder of 72-year-old Edna Franklin...
Long After Leaving Iran, Dual Nationals Now Labeled Terrorists — Because of Mandatory Military Service
Talks with Iran to revive the nuclear deal appear to be progressing, but in recent weeks, the United States’s designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, as a terror group has emerged as a major obstacle. The listing isn’t just about nuclear diplomacy: Countless Iranians who served in the IRGC are now labeled as terrorists — including hundreds of thousands who were conscripted without a choice...
Why Aren't We Hearing for More Diplomacy to End War in Ukraine?
The U.S. government has sent weapons and resources to Ukraine. But diplomacy to end the war is needed, not fuel to the fire.
U.S.-Trained Officers Have Led Numerous Coups in Africa
Investigative reporter Nick Turse details the U.S. involvement on the African continent.
Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Extreme Heat, Fires, and Floods
Smoke-filled cells. Triple-digit temperatures. Chest-deep water. People trapped behind bars when climate disasters strike. This week on Intercepted: Ali Gharib, a senior editor, speaks to his colleagues, reporter Alleen Brown and senior research engineer Akil Harris, about the intersection of climate risks and mass incarceration. For more than a year, Brown and Harris analyzed climate risks to more than 6,500 carceral facilities throughout the U.S. join.theintercept...
Two Fires Tell the Tale of the U.S. Housing Crisis
The number of people experiencing homelessness decreased by 8 percent between 2020 and 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD suggests that the decrease could be attributed to Covid-19 pandemic relief efforts. However, many relief efforts have expired or will soon, from eviction moratoriums to expanded unemployment benefits. Meanwhile, the U.S. housing market has continued unabated, with rents rising and housing prices soaring...
Introducing Murderville, Texas
Murderville, an investigative podcast hosted by senior Intercept reporters Liliana Segura and Jordan Smith, examines the systemic failures that lead to wrongful convictions. Season Two takes Segura and Smith to the death penalty capital of the country, Harris County, Texas, where they investigate a disturbing crime, a startling confession, and a story that doesn’t add up. To follow the series, subscribe to Murderville at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts...
Little Rock’s Black Police Chief and the Campaign Against Reform
Keith Humphrey was appointed to reform the Little Rock Police Department. Then the old guard went to war with him.
“Don’t Look Up” and Fighting Capitalism With Naomi Klein
Writers Naomi Klein and Jon Schwarz discuss Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up,” fighting capitalism, and the future of the climate justice movement.