The Trump Administration Has Planted a Land Mine in Federal Agencies
A long-running corporate and GOP goal was accomplished in the last few weeks of the Trump administration.
Politics
A New Bill Aims to End Police Raids Like the One That Killed Breonna Taylor
Legislation introduced in New York this week is the latest, most ambitious effort to keep police from breaking into people’s homes.
Led by Black Women, Organizers in Georgia Work to Replicate Election Success in Senate Runoff
After turning out Georgia voters in record numbers in the general election, organizers work to mobilize the youth vote in the pivotal Senate runoff election.
AOC: Nancy Pelosi Needs to Go, but There’s Nobody to Replace Her Yet
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks to Jeremy Scahill on the Intercepted podcast.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Covid-19 Relief Draft Bill Provides $100 Billion “Double-Dip” Tax Deduction for the Wealthy
No stimulus checks, but big tax giveaways for well-connected business owners.
Voices
Warnock Is Taking White People to Church. That Could Be a Problem for Loeffler.
Ahead of Georgia’s Senate runoff, Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been focused on dog whistle attacks that paint Rev. Raphael Warnock as a radical Black preacher.
After George Floyd, Carbon Capture Tech Tiptoes Into Racial Justice
How national police protests and the Green New Deal pressured carbon capture leaders on equity.
Voices
Tom Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary Is Everything That's Wrong With the Democratic Party
Our planet and rural communities cannot afford four more years of Vilsack’s aggressive corporatism.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Hollywood Deployed Lobbyists to Win Exemptions to Strict California Lockdown
The entertainment industry has been given extensive leeway during the pandemic, even as California now faces a stay-at-home order.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Lobbyists Mobilize for Priority Access to Coronavirus Vaccine
Journalists, pesticide manufacturers, and factory farms jostle to be counted as “essential” to receive a vaccine early.