Goldman Lobbyist Turned Schumer General Counsel Is Hiding Most Former Clients’ Names
Former Sen. Jon Kyl pioneered a new tactic to get around financial disclosures. Now Sen. Chuck Schumer's general counsel is employing it.
Politics
Black Critics of Kamala Harris and Cory Booker Push Back Against Claims That They're Russian “Bots”
Angela Rye and Joy Reid have speculated that American descendants of slaves using the hashtag “ADOS” to critique Harris and Booker are Russian bots.
The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn on the Green New Deal
The Green New Deal can succeed only if we recognize that our crisis can only be overcome with a holistic vision for social and economic transformation.
How the Government Shutdown Caused a Foreclosure — and Could Cause More
The lack of staffing during a government shutdown at agencies that provide home loans could leave borrowers at risk of preventable foreclosures.
Intercepted Podcast
Neoliberalism or Death: The U.S. Economic War Against Venezuela
Venezuela's Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Ron, former U.N. rapporteur Alfred de Zayas, and journalist Sam Husseini are this week's guests.
Insurgent Candidate Kerri Harris Has a New Job: Lobbyist for the Working Poor
The challenger to Delaware Sen. Tom Carper is taking her anti-poverty push national.
Donald Trump Responds to Beto O'Rourke's March for Truth in El Paso With Flagrant Lies
The president responded to a protest against his false claims about El Paso, led by its most famous resident, Beto O'Rourke, by lying about it.
Voices
There Is a Taboo Against Criticizing AIPAC — and Ilhan Omar Just Destroyed It
Rep. Ilhan Omar may not have used the right words, but even the leadership of AIPAC has boasted about the Israel lobby’s outsized power in Washington, D.C.
Unions See an Opening in the Wake of a Ruling That Was Supposed to Finish Them Off
At a conference in Washington, labor leaders said their losses following the Supreme Court's decision in Janus were not as severe as they had feared.
Pro-Israel Lobby Caught on Tape Boasting That Its Money Influences Washington
An undercover Al Jazeera investigation informs the conversation about the Israel lobby’s influence in Washington kicked off by Rep. Ilhan Omar’s tweets.