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As Trump Stumbles on Coronavirus, Health Experts Warn Against Border Closures
While he lacks expertise in any relevant field, President Donald Trump has never shied away from making pronouncements about fighting infectious diseases. “KEEP THEM OUT OF HERE!” Trump tweet-bellowed about American health care workers in West Africa who were infected… Read More ›
New Bill Would Protect Journalists From Being Prosecuted for Publishing Classified Information
Almost a year after the Trump administration unsealed an indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, two progressive members of Congress are trying to prevent a World War I-era secrecy law from being used to investigate and prosecute journalists for publishing… Read More ›
The Far Right Loves to Hate Sanders Surrogate Linda Sarsour, and She “Has the Wounds to Prove It”
On February 11, the night Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary, Linda Sarsour was in Queens, New York, vying on his behalf for an endorsement from the Muslim Democratic Club of New York — a small subset of the… Read More ›
Coronavirus Spending Bill Could be Used to Cement Spying Powers, Surveillance Critics in Congress Warned
The congressional effort to rein in the government’s surveillance powers before a looming deadline on March 15 could run up against a new opponent: the coronavirus. House Democrats have been working on plans to further amend a provision of the… Read More ›
Emails Show Rep. Henry Cuellar Provided Extensive Favors to Border Security Lobbyists
Rep. Henry Cuellar, a conservative Texas Democrat, has used his perch in Congress to push for funds for private prisons, drone surveillance, and increased border security enforcement. The lawmaker has defended his record as part of his duty as a… Read More ›
Bernie Sanders’s Secret to Attracting Latino Support: Talking to Them
Just before noon on Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stood on the sidelines of a soccer tournament eating elote. De Blasio, who dropped out of the presidential race in September, had endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for president… Read More ›
Mike Bloomberg Ran Stasi-Style Police and Surveillance Operations Against Muslim Americans
Subscribe to the Intercepted podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Radio Public, and other platforms. New to podcasting? Click here. As mayor of New York, Mike Bloomberg ran a sweeping surveillance operation against Muslim Americans. This week on Intercepted:… Read More ›
When Bloomberg News’s Reporting on China Was Challenged, Bloomberg Tried to Ruin Me for Speaking Out
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at the winter meeting for the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 22, 2020. Photo: Patrick Semansky/AP I am one of the many women Mike Bloomberg’s company tried to… Read More ›
Bloomberg Apologized for Stop-and-Frisk. Why Won’t He Say Sorry to Muslims for Spying on Them?
Muslim community members and supporters protest the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslim communities during a rally in New York City’s Foley Square on Nov. 18, 2011. Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP The 2016 Republican presidential primaries were a living nightmare for Muslim Americans…. Read More ›