Oligarch of the Month: Dmitry Firtash
The energy tycoon is a key player in Trump's Ukraine scandal.
Corruption
The Political Corruption Legalized by the Supreme Court
A litany of naive decisions has enshrined a system in which the rot lives right out in the open.
Biden’s Super PAC Buddy Has a Paul Manafort Problem
After the 2016 election and its fallout, it's astonishing that the vice president would team up with someone tied to despotic foreign actors.
Trump’s Claims About Fighting Corruption Are a Joke
This latest defense of his Ukraine scheme flies in the face of years spent enabling the malfeasance of kleptocrats.
The Law That Could Take Down Rudy Giuliani
It's a genuine mystery how the president's aide-de-camp has avoided Paul Manafort's fate.
Warren’s Plan to Spurn Big Money Donors Has a Catch
The Democratic frontrunner missed a chance to do something truly revolutionary.
How the NRA Sold Out America
A new report details the limits of the gun lobby's patriotism when there's Russian moolah on the line.
Rudy Giuliani’s Year of Living Dangerously
The Ukraine scandal that's engulfed the Trump White House is the culmination of the former New York City mayor's Eastern European misadventures.
Paolo Sorrentino’s Loro Will Make You Feel Complicit
The problem with enjoying a seductive drama about Silvio Berlusconi.
How to Stop Kleptocrats From Stashing Their Cash in America
New legislation in Congress aims to impose much-needed transparency on anonymous shell companies.
A Hypocrite Accuses Elizabeth Warren of Hypocrisy
There's a solid dirty money case to be made against the Democratic contender, but Ed Rendell is the wrong person to litigate it.
The Trump Organization’s Hostile Takeover of the U.S. Government
It's the president's biggest business acquisition yet.
Trump’s Latest Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
The president wants to use the accumulated wealth of the G-7 to prop up his failing Miami resort.
The Kids Aren’t Alright
#UnwantedIvanka and the equally omnipresent Jared aren't just meme-able jokes, they're conduits for graft and possible threats to national security.
Cory Booker Chooses the Wrong Side in a New Jersey Street Fight
As the state's governor goes to war with the Democratic machine, the senator-turned-presidential-hopeful embraces its biggest boss.
Corruption Is the Tie that Binds for Trump-Era Republicans
Though they threaten defections over personnel and policy, members of the president's party are truer than ever to the man.
The Conspiracy to Discredit Brazil’s Left
In a paranoid age, the corroboration provided by The Intercept's latest exposé is unusual.
The Way to Trump’s Heart Is Through His Ego
What Conrad Black’s pardon reveals about the president's crimes.
“Russia, If You’re Still Listening...”
The White House is normalizing foreign interference in American democracy, all but encouraging it to happen again.
Beyond Hard Time
What the disparate reactions to Manafort's sentence and California's death penalty ban reveal about our broken system.
