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.
Politics
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.
Bates College Administration Censors Student Reporters Covering Staff Unionization
A college administrator pressured the campus paper to take down a pro-union article and revise it to feature management-friendly talking points.
Conservative Dark-Money Groups Push Deceptive Ads Against Biden’s Agenda
Corporate interest groups linked to the Koch brothers and the Trump administration seek to turn the public against the Build Back Better plan.
Joe Crowley Is Lobbying Against Biden’s Tax Hikes on the Rich
The former House Democratic leader’s new Wall Street client, SIFMA, opposes Biden’s plans to increase taxes on the ultrawealthy.