Deconstructed Podcast
Is Donald Trump Criminally Responsible for Coronavirus Deaths?
Legal analyst Glenn Kirschner argues that the president could face prosecution after he leaves office.
The Coronavirus Crisis
As markets recover, Big Pharma gains power, and governments around the world scramble to contain the pandemic, predatory capitalism moves in for the kill.
Coronavirus Started in China, but Europe Became the Hub for Its Global Spread
Travel from Europe accounts for Covid-19 index cases in at least 93 countries, with African nations being the most affected.
Trump Lies About Cutting White House Pandemic Team to Dodge (Checks Notes) Fox News
At Donald Trump's latest campaign rally disguised as a coronavirus task force briefing, he was stunned by a tough question from Fox News.
Key Medical Supplies Were Shipped From U.S. Manufacturers to Foreign Buyers, Records Show
U.S. firms exported large shipments of personal protective gear and respiratory equipment in recent weeks.
3M Faces Pressure to Prevent Price Gouging Among Distributors of Its N95 Masks
Manufacturers can blacklist distributors that charge high prices for N95 masks and other protective gear.
New York City Has Done Almost Nothing to Protect 70,000 People in its Homeless Shelters From Coronavirus Spread
“To treat us like the dregs of society is not nice. We all are equally important and I wish sometimes people would see that.”
Intercepted Podcast
Essential Workers and the Reverse Robin Hood Coronavirus Bailout
ER nurse John Pearson, fired Amazon employee Christian Smalls, and journalists Meagan Day and David Dayen are this week’s guests.
Courts Put the Brakes on Politicians’ Efforts to Ban Abortion Amid Covid-19 Outbreak
Federal judges in Alabama and Ohio granted temporary orders protecting access to abortion. A similar order in Texas was halted by the 5th Circuit.
Mehdi Hasan, Alice Speri, and Alleen Brown on Coronavirus, Italy, and the Amazon-Whole Foods Strike
Intercept reporters Alice Speri and Alleen Brown discuss their latest coronavirus stories with Mehdi Hasan.
Rikers Island Prisoners Are Being Offered PPE and $6 an Hour to Dig Mass Graves
New York City owns and operates a public cemetery on Hart Island, which has been tended by prison labor. Now prisoners are being asked to dig mass graves.