Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Is the Dying Scream of the Corporate Democratic Party
Sinema’s subservience to big moneyed interests is a holdover from an era of politics that is fading noisily into the past.
Politics
Sen. Joe Manchin Has Been Fighting to Keep Billions in Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Industry
Manchin is knocking down every reconciliation effort to address the climate crisis. Next up is $121 billion in subsidies for fossil fuel companies.
AFL-CIO Leadership Tries to Block Affiliate’s Vote on Endorsing BDS
AFL-CIO leadership cited a procedural rule to tell the San Francisco Labor Council it couldn’t even debate a resolution on BDS.
Origins of Covid
EcoHealth Alliance Conducted Risky Experiments on MERS Virus in China
Documents released by the NIH contradict previous assertions by EcoHealth Alliance about its experiments on bat coronaviruses in Wuhan.
Voices
Defense Attorneys in Trial for Ahmaud Arbery's Murder Quiz Jury Pool on Racism
Given the racial Rorschach test that is the Arbery death, how do you find jurors who can lay aside their impressions of the case?
Biden Faces Deadline for Release of More JFK Assassination Papers
John F. Kennedy was assassinated 58 years ago, but the U.S. government has balked at the full release of some secret CIA documents.
Bolivian Government Says Haitian President's Assassins Were Part of a Plot to Kill Its Own Leftist Leader
Citing a previous Intercept investigation, the Bolivian government said it has evidence of a plan to kill Luis Arce, a protégé of Evo Morales.
Biden’s Pick to Lead CBP Supports Two of Trump’s Most Controversial Border Initiatives
In a confirmation hearing, Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus signaled support for Title 42 and border wall construction.
Colin Powell Was a Nice Man Who Helped Destroy Iraq
As secretary of state in 2003, Powell told the United Nations that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. That was false.
Voices
The John Deere Strike Shows the Tight Labor Market Is Ready to Pop
The end of the national mobilization around Covid-19 is releasing built-up pressures in workplaces nationwide.