How Big Pharma (Successfully) Targeted Women
Two waves of addiction were prescribed by doctors and egged on by pharmaceutical marketing — orchestrated by the Sackler family — that insisted it was safe and a great idea.
Racket News
News and features by best-selling author and reporter Matt Taibbi, in an independent package molded after I.F. Stone's Weekly. The site contains investigative journalism, satirical commentary, and the America This Week podcast with novelist Walter Kirn.
The Ford is Getting Tired
The USS Gerald R. Ford’s record deployment has seen laundry-room fires, clogged toilets, and combat theaters around the globe
"Today's News" April 17, 2026: "Swalwell Fed to Epstein Hysteria; March Madness Final"
The "accountability" rage comes to a theater near you. Plus, half-assedly, Michael and Matt crown America's Worst Podcaster.
Listen to This Article: We Are Doomed and Our Leaders Are Insane
Narrated Version | Not one of our presidents, least of all this lunatic, can resist starting wars
Public Stonings are Not "Accountability"
The high-speed demolition of Eric Swalwell is being celebrated as appropriate "accountability," but removing due process isn't justice
While Congress Ponders Cutting Spy Powers, the FBI Amps Up Domestic Surveillance
A vote on FISA is getting headlines, but the FBI may have ways to keep using the tool
Racket List: Congressmen With Pants Down
From allegations to excuses to tearful pressers, cataloguing congressional wang-waving
"Today's News" Livestream: The Blockade, Swalwell's Swift Downfall, Melania's Surprise Epstein Address
A recording from Monday, April 13
We Are Doomed and Our Leaders Are Insane
Not one of our presidents, least of all this lunatic, can resist starting wars
Listen to This Article: Trump’s F-Bomb on Iran Joins America’s Rollicking History of Presidential Profanity
Narrated Version | Surprisingly, there’s plenty of precedent for Trump’s Easter tirade
A Conversation With John Papola
A wide-ranging discussion that includes the Russiagate scam, Ukraine, and the sorry state of the media.
Listen to This Article: The Top 10 Symptoms of Conspiracy Brain
Narrated Version | Is a media mania yanking your chain? Ten ways to tell if the answer is yes
Interview: Former Counterterrorism Official Joe Kent
"Today's News" — well, Michael Tracey — talks to the ubiquitous former director of the National Counterterrorism Center
Trump’s F-Bomb on Iran Joins America’s Rollicking History of Presidential Profanity
Surprisingly, there's plenty of precedent for Trump’s Easter tirade
Swamp Log — The SAVE Act, Civil Rights Filibuster, and ‘What The F*ck Is Cloture?’
Unlimited Debate and the Senate’s lukewarm SAVE America Act standoff
"Today's News" Livestream: Is Trump No Longer Funny?
A recording from Monday, April 6.
The Top 10 Symptoms of Conspiracy Brain
Is a media mania yanking your chain? Ten ways to tell if the answer is yes
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Listen to This Article: Time to Tune Out Spyworld
Narrated Version | A note on FBI research and the downstream effects of life in a surveillance state
Listen to This Article - EXCLUSIVE: Exposing the FBI’s Human Experimentation Studies
Narrated Version | “Who has my saliva from ten years ago?” On the FBI studies involving serial killers, twins, facial recognition, and genetics