U.S. Capitol Police in riot gear are seen in Washington, D.C., following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. Photo: Bill Clark/AP Given the makeup of the far-right Supreme Court, it has for some years… Read More ›
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Rep. Cori Bush Boosts Biden’s Efforts to Fight Climate Change With Executive Authority
President Joe Biden’s efforts to tackle the climate crisis through executive action got an assist this week, courtesy of Missouri Rep. Cori Bush and Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee. One hundred million dollars in new funding, announced Tuesday alongside other measures… Read More ›
Intel Report Warned Abraham Accords Would Fuel Violence
In 2020, as then-President Donald Trump was busy touting the newly signed Abraham Accords as a historic peace agreement in the Middle East, his own Department of Homeland Security was warning that the agreement, far from ushering in peace, heightened… Read More ›
Pentagon Explores Using SpaceX for Rocket-Deployed Quick Reaction Force
The Pentagon envisions a future in which Elon Musk’s rockets might someday deploy a “quick reaction force” to thwart a future Benghazi-style attack, according to documents obtained by The Intercept via Freedom of Information Act request. In October 2020, U.S…. Read More ›
The Truth Never Mattered at Guantánamo
A member of the U.S. Military inside of the Camp 2 cell block at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on May 9, 2006. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Hickman was on guard duty at Guantánamo Bay, in… Read More ›
Breaking Unions With the Language of Diversity and Social Justice
John Merrell, speaking in a southern drawl, apologized for presenting over Zoom in such casual attire. The lack of a jacket and tie, he said, was intentional. He was on-site with a client. “I figured this group would appreciate as… Read More ›
Ousted Whitney Museum Board Member Still Selling Tear Gas Despite Divestment Claim
Despite previously claiming that he was divesting from the tear gas business after a heated activist campaign directed at the Whitney Museum of American Art, former Whitney board member Warren Kanders appears to have simply rearranged his holdings. Companies owned… Read More ›
GOP Challenger Slams Sen. Maggie Hassan for Siding With Big Tech
New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan’s effort to dodge a difficult vote against Big Tech has turned into its own political liability. The bipartisan American Innovation and Choice Online Act would bar major tech companies from favoring their own products… Read More ›
Democrats Press Amazon on Legality of Worker Chat App That Would Block Words Like "Union"
In April, The Intercept reported on a plan by Amazon to ban words related to labor unions in its new internal messaging app, amid an explosion of organizing in its warehouses and a successful union drive in Staten Island, New… Read More ›
Steven Donziger, Lawyer Who Fought Big Oil, Endorses Suraj Patel for Congress
Longtime Democratic congressional candidate Suraj Patel has nabbed the support of environmental lawyer and Chevron foe Steven Donziger in his bid to oust two of New York’s longest-serving Democrats from Congress. The endorsement positions Patel to gain more credibility with… Read More ›