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How a Grassroots Revolt in the Iconic Retirement Community Ended With a 72-Year-Old Political Prisoner

Ryan Grim

A slate of reformers unleashed the fury of the Florida GOP and its business elite, and left two men facing garbage felony charges.

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The FBI Paid a Violent Felon to Infiltrate Denver’s Racial Justice Movement

Trevor Aaronson

Mickey Windecker encouraged violence, accused activist leaders of being police cooperators, and tried to draw demonstrators into elaborate stings.

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Marines Charged in Capitol Riot Got Highly Sensitive Spy Jobs After Jan. 6

James Risen

Following his alleged participation in the insurrection, Sgt. Joshua Abate was assigned to an NSA liaison unit at Fort Meade.

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“An Irreversible Injustice”: Missouri Executes Leonard “Raheem” Taylor Despite Doubts Over His Guilt

Liliana Segura, Jordan Smith

Taylor, who insisted on his innocence, was killed by lethal injection while litigation was still pending.

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U.S. Sent “Weather” Balloons to Spy on China and the Soviet Union in the 1950s

Jon Schwarz

When caught, the Eisenhower administration lied through its teeth about it.

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Biden Pledged to Reverse Trump’s Weak Gun Export Rules — but Instead Did Nothing

Akela Lacy

In his State of the Union speech, Biden is expected to address the U.S. gun violence crisis — but not the gun crisis it exports to foreign countries.

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Dissent Episode Four: The Right to Discriminate

Intercepted

Host Jordan Smith and law professor Hila Keren discuss a Colorado case that could expand the right to discriminate under the guise of free speech.

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