How Chicago Police Created a False Narrative After Officers Killed Harith Augustus
A video investigation of the police killing of Harith Augustus by Forensic Architecture and the Invisible Institute challenges the official narrative.
Justice
How the FBI Increased Its Power After 9/11 and Helped Put Trump in Office
Former FBI agent Mike German recounts the transformation of the FBI from a law enforcement agency into a dangerously powerful domestic intelligence force.
The War on Immigrants
An Asylum Officer Speaks Out Against the Trump Administration’s “Supervillain” Attacks on Immigrants
An asylum officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services described being horrified by what the asylum interview process has become under Trump.
The War on Immigrants
With Trump in Office, Newspapers Increasingly Quoted Anti-Immigrant Groups Without Explaining Who They Were
A new study found that, as far-right groups gained influence in the halls of power, major newspapers quoted them without noting their nativist bent.
The Right to a Future — With Naomi Klein and Greta Thunberg
Watch The Intercept’s Naomi Klein, climate activist Greta Thunberg, and other youth leaders discuss the emerging climate movement for a sustainable future.
Secret Terrorism Watchlist Found Unconstitutional in Historic Decision
The U.S. government’s Terrorist Screening Database included roughly 1.2 million people as of 2017, among them about 4,600 U.S. citizens or green card holders.
DEA Agents Ambush Amtrak Passengers With Controversial Searches and Seizures
With the help of Amtrak and Greyhound informants, agents approach people on thin evidence they are drug couriers — and often take their cash.
Voices
In Secretive Court Hearing, NYPD Cops Who Raped Brooklyn Teen in Custody Get No Jail Time
Two NYPD cops coerced Anna Chambers into sex in exchange for her freedom. A judge just gave them no jail time.
The War on Immigrants
How Solitary Confinement Kills: Torture and Stunning Neglect End in Suicide at Privately Run ICE Prison
Guards at an ICE jail put Efraín Romero de la Rosa in solitary confinement despite a diagnosis of schizophrenia. He killed himself after 21 days.
The U.S. Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor Are Putting a Native American Reservation Under “Persistent Surveillance”
Elbit Systems, which touts its products as “field-proven” on Palestinians, was contracted to build a high-tech surveillance system on Tohono O’odham land.