Fox News viewers were warned on Monday not to take medical advice from the president, following Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that he takes the drug hydroxychloroquine, based on his belief that it could prevent him from becoming infected with Covid-19… Read More ›
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Ben Smith's NYT Critique of Ronan Farrow Describes a Toxic, Corrosive, and Still-Vibrant Trump-Era Pathology: "Resistance Journalism"
The New York Times’ recently hired media columnist Ben Smith, who spent the previous nine years as editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed as it grew into a media behemoth, did something Sunday night that very few other U.S. journalists would be willing to do:… Read More ›
Defense Workers, Deemed "Essential," Protest Conditions as Overseas Weapons Sales Continue
With most of the United States on lockdown in late April, the State Department approved billions of dollars in possible weapons sales. Workers at the manufacturing plants that would supply those sales, deemed “essential workers” toward the end of March… Read More ›
Federal Government Buys Riot Gear, Increases Security Funding, Citing Coronavirus Pandemic
The federal government has ramped up security and police-related spending in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including issuing contracts for riot gear, disclosures show. The purchase orders include requests for disposable cuffs, gas masks, ballistic helmets, and riot gloves, along with law… Read More ›
New Documents From the Sham Prosecution of Gen. Michael Flynn Also Reveal Broad Corruption in the Russiagate Investigations
Watch the debut of our latest episode of SYSTEM UPDATE exploring this topic today on the player below, or on the Intercept’s YouTube channel. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Obama’s former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and President Trump’s former National Security Advisor, pled… Read More ›
David Perdue Got Sweetheart Deal That Grew North of $6 Million After Election to the Senate
David Perdue, after his election to the U.S. Senate, was granted a lucrative compensation package by a financial technology firm that would grow to be worth more than $6 million, according to a review of congressional financial disclosures and Securities and… Read More ›
The Pandemic Brings Out the Authoritarian and the Libertarian in Us All. Can We Meet in the Middle?
Illustration: Kelsey Wroten for The Intercept The Irish columnist and astute U.S.-watcher Fintan O’Toole recently wrote that Donald Trump’s two claims, “I have total authority” and “I don’t take responsibility at all,” reveal a man “incapable of coherence.” I think… Read More ›
Pence Aide's Positive Covid-19 Test Exposes Folly of White House Aversion to Masks
Mike Pence was unmasked in Iowa on Friday, attending two events without covering his face, even though public health officials say masks slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus and one of the vice president’s aides tested positive for Covid-19… Read More ›
New Jersey's Cartoonishly Corrupt Democratic Party Is Finally Getting Challenged
A quintessential New Jersey game of musical chairs brought Albio Sires to Congress. The music started in November 2005, when Sen. John Corzine was elected governor. To fill his Senate seat, the party machine tapped Rep. Bob Menendez, which created… Read More ›
Despite Skyrocketing Unemployment, Tennessee Valley Authority Plans to Outsource Hundreds Of Federal Jobs to Overseas Companies
As Donald Trump vows to save the economy amid the global pandemic, while the number of Americans filing for unemployment has skyrocketed to 30 million, the Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, the nation’s largest government-owned power provider, has announced plans… Read More ›