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.
Politics
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.
Deconstructed Podcast
Inside Biden's Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders
In a recording obtained by The Intercept, Biden was unenthusiastic about executive action and warned against police reform before Georgia’s Senate runoffs.
Voices
Why Is Marcia Fudge Being Nominated to HUD, if Not Tokenism?
The guarantee of safe and affordable housing is too important for HUD to continue being treated as the short straw.
Biden Defense Secretary Nominee Lloyd Austin Comes Under Fire for Industry Connections
“If General Austin were to recuse himself from decisions ... involving Raytheon he could not carry out large parts of his job.”