"Today's News," April 3, 2026: Bank of America's Epstein Settlement, Trump's War Address, and March Media Madness
Matt Taibbi and Michael Tracey break down the Final Four in our tournament.
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.
Livestream, "Today's News," 10 AM ET: Final Four, Trump, Epstein Update
Michael Tracey talks to principals in Jeffery Epstein litigation, world still miserably at war, the Final Four of the America's Worst Podcaster tourney
Big Tech Reverting to Old Ways?
Meta clamps down on a documentary criticizing Meta. Is old-school digital censorship returning?
A Storied Russian Muckraker On Oil, Iran, Ukraine, and More
Known for fearless journalism in the Yeltsin years, Leonid Krutakov resurfaces with an epic history of the oil business, at a time when war over energy has never been more relevant.
Time to Tune Out Spyworld
A note on FBI research and the downstream effects of life in a surveillance state
EXCLUSIVE: Exposing the FBI’s Human Experimentation Studies
"Who has my saliva from ten years ago?" On the FBI studies involving serial killers, twins, facial recognition, and genetics
Activism, Uncensored: No Kings in LA
It wasn't like the summer of 2025, but things definitely got heated.
Listen to This Article: Finally, Good News: Free Speech Wins Big in Court
Narrated Version | Four years after the Twitter Files, the Missouri v. Biden case ends in a consent decree barring government from threatening protected speech - a belated but important victory
Listen to This Article: Exclusive: Iranian Ambassador Met with Russian Arms Maker for “Development of Cooperation”
Narrated Version | An Iranian diplomat met with the CEO of Rostec, according to a letter obtained by Racket
"Today's News," March 27, 2026: Michael Tracey vs. Sam Harris, Cuba Rally, March Madness Continues
Sam Harris displays history's most serious face, Tracey interviews rapper on Epstein, and March Madness is down to the Final Four
Listen to This Article: Go Outside
Narrated Version | A place to visit, when the world goes mad
Finally, Good News: Free Speech Wins Big in Court
Four years after the Twitter Files, the Missouri v. Biden case ends in a consent decree barring government from threatening protected speech - a belated but important victory
Exclusive: Iranian Ambassador Met with Russian Arms Maker for “Development of Cooperation”
An Iranian diplomat met with the CEO of Rostec, according to a letter obtained by Racket
"Today's News" Livestream at 10:30 am ET
A recording from 3/25/2026
"Today's News" Livestream at 10:30 AM ET: Michael Tracey On Location
Recapping an interesting event.
Go Outside
A place to visit, when the world goes mad
Listen to This Article: Can Your Pension or Retirement Money Get Lost in the Bermuda Triangle?
Narrated Version | With the recent and ongoing "Software Apocalypse" we may just find out!
THE SWAMP LOG — A Boiling Point, Masters of Surprise, Bound for Atlantis
Your weekly dispatch from the nation’s capital — TSL #7
Listen to This Article: How To Treat Gender Dysphoria In Kids Without Sex Changes
Narrated Version | An interview with Kenneth Zucker
Can Your Pension or Retirement Money Get Lost in the Bermuda Triangle?
With the recent and ongoing "Software Apocalypse" we may just find out!
