Voices
Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh, and the Rule of Pampered Princelings
Donald Trump and Brett Kavanaugh are what we get when a country is ruled by coddled, overconfident men who have never been permitted to fail.
Justice
Intercepted Podcast
Intercepted Live: Chicago Claps Back
Live from Chicago: Poet and author Eve Ewing, revolutionary educator Bill Ayers, activist Charlene Carruthers, and journalist Jamie Kalven are this week's guests.
Supreme Privilege
Obama’s Resistance to Investigating the Bush Administration Allowed Brett Kavanaugh to Skate Onto the Supreme Court
One of Barack Obama’s first decisions after being elected president continued to haunt the country as Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in.
Supreme Privilege
Yale Legacy Admission Brett Kavanaugh Is Now the Swing Vote on Affirmative Action at Universities
A decades-old policy is now facing a legal challenge from the same conservative movement that shaped the ideology of Yale graduate Brett Kavanaugh.
The War on Immigrants
Immigrant Detainee Called ICE Help Line Before Killing Himself in Isolation Cell
Jeancarlo Alfonso Jimenez-Joseph repeatedly brought his suicidal thoughts to the attention of officials at a private ICE detention center run by CoreCivic.
How an Algorithm Kicks Small Businesses Out of the Food Stamps Program on Dubious Fraud Charges
Last year, hundreds of retailers were permanently banned from accepting SNAP based primarily on an algorithmic assessment by the USDA.
Gruesome Footage of Dairy Calves Exposes a Gaping Loophole in California’s Landmark Animal Welfare Law
An investigation by activist group DxE showed thousands of dairy calves held in tight hutches, despite efforts to outlaw such confined conditions.
Supreme Privilege
Every Right to Be Angry: Two New Books on Women’s Rage Are Timed Perfectly for the Brett Kavanaugh Debacle
Rebecca Traister and Soraya Chemaly explore the function of women’s anger in U.S. politics, but we need to look to the margins to see true feminist power.
Bad Chemistry
Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Targets DuPont, Chemours, 3M, and Other Makers of PFAS Chemicals
Robert Bilott, who successfully sued DuPont over PFOA, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of everyone in the U.S. who has PFAS chemicals in their blood.
Making a Killing
Saudi Women Who Fought for the Right to Drive Are Disappearing and Going Into Exile
Despite promises of reform, Saudi Arabia is escalating its assault on civil society — and, for the first time, women have become its primary targets.