Voices
Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Andrew Cuomo Held New York’s Health Care Hostage to Undo Criminal Justice Reforms
New York’s governor claims he’s not being political, but the acquisition of power permeates everything he does.
Justice
The Coronavirus Crisis
NYPD’s Aggressive Policing Risks Spreading the Coronavirus
As Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls on the NYPD to be more aggressive, community advocates say police need to practice social distancing.
The Coronavirus Crisis
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.
The Coronavirus Crisis
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.”
The Coronavirus Crisis
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.
The Coronavirus Crisis
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.
The Coronavirus Crisis
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.
The Coronavirus Crisis
No Masks and Uncertain Sick Leave: New York Whole Foods Delivery Workers Say Amazon Is Failing to Protect Them
Delivery workers say they lack clear guidance as to what to do if they are exposed to the coronavirus or how they will be compensated if they get sick.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Women in ICE Detention, Fearing Coronavirus, Make Video to Protest Unsafe Conditions
Women at a Louisiana ICE detention center are using video visitation software to communicate their fears of contracting the coronavirus.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Transferred Cameroonian Women After They Protested Their Detention. Now, Despite Coronavirus, It Won’t Grant Them Parole.
“You don't want to give us parole, let us go home. Give us court dates so that we can attend our court proceedings,” one of the women said of ICE.