How the FBI and Big Ag Started Treating Animal Rights Activists as Bioterrorists
“Animal rights and environmental groups have committed more acts of terrorism than Al Qaeda,” warned an FBI agent who met with Big Ag groups.
Chilling Dissent
An alarming sea change has become a hallmark of the second Trump administration: an inversion of the assumption that, for the most part, Americans are protected by their right to free speech. First Amendment rights are under attack, as Trump uses the tools of the U.S. government to crack down and even punish protesters, journalists, critics, and more.
The Intercept Briefing
How Student Protesters and Immigrants Became Targets of Trump’s Surveillance Tech
Inside the surveillance tech fueling Trump’s deportation machine.
Voices
Marco Rubio Is Attacking American Education. International Students Are His Pawns.
The Trump administration doesn’t want a protectionist college system. They want a destroyed one.
Columbia Trustee Got Sued for Securities Fraud — Then Left Her Pharma Firm Under a Cloud
Shoshana Shendelman is reportedly part of a hard-line pro-Israel faction on the Columbia board of trustees.
Atlanta Suburb Repeals Law Forcing Protesters to Obtain Consent of Anyone Within 8 Feet
The City of Sandy Springs rescinded a controversial law drafted by the ADL that criminalized public protest without consent.
Nonprofit Killer Provision Quietly Disappears From Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”
Trump tried to sneak the controversial measure in, but after far-right Republicans tanked the larger bill, the nonprofit provision disappeared.
Audio Analysis: Eurovision Broadcaster Muted Sounds of Crowd Booing and Shouting “Free Palestine!”
Despite Eurovision’s denials, an analysis reveals that the broadcast silenced crowd discontent during Israeli singer Eden Golan’s performance.
Voices
Government Lawyers Trying to Deport Mahmoud Khalil Won't Stop Whining
A judge asked a very basic legal question and the Trump administration lawyers complained that they were very busy.
Students Studying at Columbia Library Were Suspended for Protest They Took No Part In
After being threatened with losing their housing, several students who weren’t involved in the protests had their suspensions lifted.
NYU Law About-Face: Students Can Take Exams Without Swearing Off Protests
NYU Law reversed course on its demand that students renounce protests to take finals — but they are still banned from most school buildings.