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The Artist Holding Valuable Art Hostage to Protect Julian Assange

Using a thirty-two-ton Swiss bank safe, Andrei Molodkin says he will destroy works by Picasso, Rembrandt, and Warhol if the WikiLeaks founder dies in prison.
A Reporter at Large

The Surreal Case of a C.I.A. Hacker’s Revenge

A hot-headed coder is accused of exposing the agency’s hacking arsenal. Did he betray his country because he was pissed off at his colleagues?
Q. & A.

Malcolm Nance on the Danger of Conspiracy Theories

The former naval intelligence officer discusses his fears about the Trump Presidency and whether he believes Trump and members of his circle are foreign agents.
Our Columnists

Charging Julian Assange Under the Espionage Act Is an Attack on the First Amendment

Like many Trumpian attacks on democracy, this one is novel but rooted in a long devolution of American institutions—it is a leap, but from a running start.
Our Columnists

The Indictment of Julian Assange Is a Threat to Journalism

It is important to recognize that the legal charges brought against the founder of WikiLeaks this week have nothing to do with Russia or the 2016 election.
News Desk

Julian Assange Versus the Trump Administration

Assange, a devoted opponent of what he describes as American imperial power, has welcomed Trump’s degradation of U.S. norms and institutions. Now his fate will be determined by the health of those same institutions.
Our Columnists

Michael Cohen’s Damning Portrayal of Trump as a Lying, Racist Crook

In his opening statement, Cohen said, of the Trump-Moscow negotiations, “He lied about it, because he never expected to win.”
The Political Scene

Roger Stone’s and Jerome Corsi’s Time in the Barrel

Why the mismatched operatives matter to Trump—and to the Mueller investigation.
Our Columnists

The G.O.P.’s “Boil the Frog” Strategy to Save Trump

Our Columnists

Donald Trump’s Trump, Jr., Problem

The Political Scene Podcast

Chelsea Manning Talks to Larissa MacFarquhar About Life After Prison

Chelsea Manning on the quick decision she made to send seven hundred and fifty thousand government documents to WikiLeaks.
The New Yorker Radio Hour

Chelsea Manning on Life After Prison, Plus Riz Ahmed

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Hillary Clinton on the “Clear and Present Danger” of Collusion with Russia

Hillary Clinton harbors no doubts that allies of Donald Trump, as yet unknown, colluded with Russia and WikiLeaks to derail her election.
Photo Booth

Behind the Portrait: Julian Assange

Amy Davidson Sorkin

Five Reasons that President Obama Was Right to Commute Chelsea Manning’s Sentence

Comment

Clinton Investigation Mania, Part 2

Some Republicans are already calling for another impeachment—and are still ignoring real issues.
Comment

Yet More E-Mail Trouble for Clinton

WikiLeaks, the renewed F.B.I. inquiry, and why Clinton still has to make a case for reform.
Shouts & Murmurs

Julian Assange’s Day Without Internet