“When Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the U.S. government, they left behind two sons, ages 6 and 10. All these years later, Robby and Michael are still trying to make sense of what happened.”
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How the Pentagon Learned to Use Targeted Ads to Find Its Targets—and Vladimir Putin
“Where a phone spends most of its evenings is a good proxy for where its owner lives.”
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Journalist Evan Gershkovich: My 491 Days as Putin’s Political Prisoner
“Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia, thought he was meeting a source. Instead he was arrested for spying.”
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The Spy Who Saved Me
“Former CIA master of disguise helps disfigured people come out of hiding”
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The Collaborators
“As occupied territories are liberated, some residents face accusations that they sided with the enemy.”
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Digital Havoc: A Reading List About Hacking
Behind the 1s and 0s, hackers are still people—and their motivations are more nuanced than you might think.
Posted inNonfiction
How Vladimir Putin Helped ‘Nazify’ Modern Germany
Rainer Sonntag was a far-right vigilante. He was also a Communist spy.
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The Police Have Been Spying on Black Reporters and Activists for Years. I Know Because I’m One of Them.
“Crouched over King’s body is a man holding a towel to the gaping wound on King’s face. The man, rarely identified in photos, is Marrell “Mac” McCollough, a Memphis cop who was assigned to infiltrate a militant activist group hated by Memphis police.”
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Crime, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
How the US Spied on Allies and Adversaries Alike
The “United States and its allies exploited other nations’ gullibility for years, taking their money and stealing their secrets.”
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The Fact-Check and the Fury: A Chat With the Writers and Editor Behind The Atavist’s New Issue
In this excerpt from The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, host Brendan O’Meara talks to Leigh Baldwin and Sean Williams about co-writing “Follow the Leader.”
