Special Investigations

After Two Decades of U.S. Military Support, Terror Attacks Are Worse Than Ever in Niger

Nick Turse

Gunmen on motorbikes terrorize the African nation despite — or perhaps because of — a beefed-up U.S. presence that includes drone bases.

Israel’s War on Gaza

As Israelis Protest Mounting Authoritarianism, Apartheid Regime Over Palestinians Goes Unchallenged

Alice Speri

- Apr. 1

Palestinians who face a decadeslong military occupation are ignored by a protest movement that claims to defend democracy.

NAIROBI, KENYA - MARCH 11, 2023: The entrance of Bridge International Academies in Mukuru Kwa Njenga slum in Nairobi, Kenya. The for-profit education enterprise operates a network of low-cost schools in several African countries, including Kenya, focusing on providing affordable education to impoverished children. PHOTO BY BRIAN OTIENO for The Intercept

Two Harvard Grads Saw Big Profits in African Education. Children Paid the Price.

Neha Wadekar, Ryan Grim

- Mar. 23

An aggressive startup set out to disrupt African education. Now it’s plagued by a sexual abuse investigation.

Protestors demonstrate in Colorado Springs following the murder of George Floyd., May 30, 2020.

The FBI Used an Undercover Cop With Pink Hair to Spy on Activists and Manufacture Crimes

Trevor Aaronson

- Mar. 21

In the summer of 2020, federal law enforcement launched a broad, and until now, secret strategy to infiltrate racial justice groups.

Burke, Virginia -- Tuesday, February 7, 2023Christopher C. Miller — who served as the Acting Secretary of Defense from Nov. 9, 2020 until Jan. 20, 2021 — poses for a portrait at his home on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. His book Soldier Secretary was released that day.CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Intercept

Trump’s Last Defense Secretary Has Regrets — but Not About Jan. 6

Peter Maass

- Mar. 11

Chris Miller, a combat veteran, is battling critics who say he failed to send troops when a mob stormed the Capitol.

Doug Smith darting the wolf known as 980M and he was the alpha male of the Mollie’s Wolf Pack. His likely cause of death was being kicked by a large bull elk during a hunt (Photograshed 6 months later).I flew in the spotter plane with pilot Steve Ard of of Tracker Aviation Inc(503 Business Hub Drive Belgrade, MT 59714 Phone: (406) 388-6887, trackerphoto@outlook.com). We needed to determine if the wolves were in a location where the helicopter could be brought in for capture. There was thick fog that covered the Pelican Valley where we had signals from the already collared wolves in the pack. We waited until 13:30 before the fog lifted and we returned to refuel at the Gardiner Airport. We took off at 14:15 before the helicopter. We then guided the helicopter into where the wovles were sleeping in the wide open valley. Then the helicopter commenced the capture operation. Head biologist of the Yellowstone Wolf Project uses a dar-gun to shoot a tranquilizing dart in to specifically chosen wolves. The drugs can take up to 10 minutes to immobilize a wolf – depending on weight and where the dart penetrated. Yellowstone Wolf Project wolf capture event that took place in the Pelican Valley of central Yellowstone National Park. The wolf pack is the Mollie’s Pack. The reason for capture is as follows from biologist Kira Cassidy of the Yellowstone Wolf Project: ‘Between 12 and 25 wolves are captured each year in Yellowstone National Park to maintain contact with each of the park packs. This contact is necessary as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requires each state (MT, WY, and ID), along with YNP, to report accurate populations at the end of the year including number of total wolves and number of breeding pairs present. Park staff use the collars to locate wolves and obtain information on pack composition, pup survival, territory size, and movements. Collars are also essential to studies on wolf impacts to prey populations, particularly the Northern Range elk herd

Ryan Devereaux

- Feb. 28

Biologist Doug Smith looks back on a quarter century leading one of the most historic and controversial government conservation initiatives of all time.

Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of Omar Abdalmajeed Assad, 78, who was found dead after being detained and handcuffed during an Israeli raid, in Jiljilya village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on January 13, 2022. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

Israeli Army Battalion Puts U.S. Ban on Funding Abusive Units to the Test

Alice Speri

- Feb. 11

A former member speaks out about the unit responsible for the death of a 78-year-old Palestinian American.

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

Trevor Aaronson

- Feb. 7

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

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

Ryan Grim

- Feb. 5

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

A Biologist Fought to Remove Grizzlies From the Endangered Species List — Until Montana Republicans Changed His Mind

Ryan Devereaux

- Jan. 29

Former U.S. wildlife official Chris Serhveen lost faith in delisting when Montana’s GOP revealed its anti-bear “hysteria.”