Year in Review 2019
Fight for Survival: The Intercept’s 2019 Visual Journalism
A look back at The Intercept’s must-see photos and illustrations from 2019.
Politics
Voices
Michael Bloomberg’s Blatant Lies About Terrorism Show That He’s a Mainstream Politician
His response to the attempted 2010 Times Square attack shows that Michael Bloomberg harbors the same illusions about terrorism as other politicians.
Mike Bloomberg Exploited Prison Labor to Make 2020 Presidential Campaign Phone Calls
The Bloomberg campaign said it ended the arrangement after learning of the prison call centers from an Intercept inquiry.
Buttigieg Blames Private Equity Firms for Surprise Billing. One of His Bundlers, a Blackstone Exec, Is Linked to the Problem.
Blackstone, a private equity firm, owns a hospital staffing company involved in manufacturing surprise billing schemes, which Buttigieg has pledged to ban.
Voices
The Defenders of the Wine Cave Are Missing the Point
Legal or not, most Americans think that the campaign finance system is inherently flawed and needs to be rebuilt.
Year in Review 2019
Progressive Organizing and the Presidential Primary: The Intercept’s 2019 Politics Coverage
A look back at The Intercept’s must-read politics stories from 2019.
A Small Chicago Firm Has Quietly Funded Nearly Two Dozen Anti-Union Lawsuits
In a court filing, Jonathan Mitchell identified Juris Capital as the backer of a wave of lawsuits he’s pursued following the Supreme Court’s Janus ruling.
Corbyn Lost in the U.K. and Sanders’s Path Is Daunting at Home. Here’s a Case for Why We Still Need Socialism.
Nathan Robinson’s new book “Why You Should Be a Socialist” lays out a case for socialism based on outrage at our intolerable current condition.
Former NSA Director Is Cooperating With Probe of Trump-Russia Investigation
Retired Adm. Michael Rogers has met the prosecutor leading the probe, Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham, on multiple occasions.
Was It Arson? July Fire at UAW Headquarters Raises Suspicions Amid Corruption Scandal
One official, reported to be then-UAW President Gary Jones, told a co-conspirator prior to the fire that he wished they had “burned the evidence.”