Conquerors of the Courts
This piece examines The Federalist Society, an organisation that it suggests is having a far reaching impact on the American justice system, from the Supreme Court down.
Jamal Khashoggi’s final months as an exile in the long shadow of Saudi Arabia
An nuanced account of the murdered author’s last few months.
The ruins of Mosul have exposed the future of high-tech Warfare
The detritus of Daesh’s occupation reveals hacked-together weapons of all sorts.
The angry sea will kill us all
A piece looking at the destruction wrought by climate change on the Pacific Islands of Kiribati (on average 2-3 metres above sea level), already vulnerable due to unscrupulous phosphate mining stretching back a century. http://bit.ly/stuff-sea
NHS SOS
A sobering but essential read on the NHS. The story dives deep on the successive policies Whitehall and Westminster have implemented to effect change, interspersed with the experiences of individual patients and staff in the system.
Inside Trump’s Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation
The result of 60 interviews with friends, advisers and politicians, this remarkable piece tracks the course of President Trump’s day – from a 0530 start with Fox News and his iPhone, through to bed at the end of a long day of battle.
My year inside the international Alt-Right
The advocacy group Hope Not Hate infiltrated the alt-right movement and this is the story of their mole’s experiences, starting in the UK and expanding elsewhere. The piece is part of an investigation into the politics and personalities of the alt-right that runs wide and deep.
Carl Icahn’s Failed Raid on Washington
An eye-opening piece on the billionaire financier’s pugilistic approach, and his political machinations during the Trump presidency.
An education in terror
A piece relating the experiences of former IS recruits living in Europe and the military and ideological education they received when living in the caliphate.