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Jeffrey Sachs Is Trying To Fix The New York Times' Iran War Coverage, One Email At A Time
The road to regime change began 16 days after Inauguration Day. The Times isn't interested.
10 hrs ago • Emily Kopp
Who's That Source? Iran Edition
How much thinking really happens at a DC think tank?
Mar 10 • Jillian Butler
Interview With America's Exiled Speech Dissident, Dimitri Simes
Dimitri Simes defected to the U.S. in the seventies and was a proud American for five decades, until he was criminally charged with a Soviet-style…
Mar 10 • Matt Taibbi
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Feb 16, 2025 • Matt Taibbi
The Slow-Motion Assassination
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Listen to This Article: 50 Years of Secrets: Why You Should Care About the FBI's 'Prohibited Access' Files
Narrated Version | In an echo of Seymour Hersh's famed 'Family Jewels' story, the FBI has been caught hiding a generation of secrets.
Mar 10 • Matt Taibbi and Racket Staff
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Listen to This Article - Kash’s Cache: Locating The FBI’s Secret Files
Narrated Version | Agent misconduct, Arctic Frost, and more! Inside the files FBI hides from its own agents
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Listen to This Article: EXCLUSIVE: The FBI's Secret Stash Finally Uncovered
Narrated Version | For a generation, the FBI has kept a second set of books called 'prohibited access' files. After a long fight, they're finally being…
Mar 8 • Matt Taibbi and Racket Staff

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9:04
Listen to This Article: 50 Years of Secrets: Why You Should Care About the FBI's 'Prohibited Access' Files
Narrated Version | In an echo of Seymour Hersh's famed 'Family Jewels' story, the FBI has been caught hiding a generation of secrets.
Mar 10 • Matt Taibbi and Racket Staff
Listen to This Article - Kash’s Cache: Locating The FBI’s Secret Files
Narrated Version | Agent misconduct, Arctic Frost, and more! Inside the files FBI hides from its own agents
Mar 10 • Ryan Lovelace and Racket Staff
8:46
Listen to This Article: EXCLUSIVE: The FBI's Secret Stash Finally Uncovered
Narrated Version | For a generation, the FBI has kept a second set of books called 'prohibited access' files. After a long fight, they're finally being…
Mar 8 • Matt Taibbi and Racket Staff
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Listen to This Article: Introducing: Who's That Source?
Narrated Version | Racket’s new feature chronicles the money behind oft-quoted sources
Mar 7 • Matt Taibbi and Racket Staff
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Listen to This Article: The New York Times Makes Sports Miserable
Narrated Version | People love sports because it’s an escape, which is why we don’t force athletes to choose sides
Feb 27 • Matt Taibbi and Racket Staff
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