The War on Immigrants
ICE Is Teaming With North Carolina Republicans to Fight Pro-Immigrant Sheriffs
No government agency feels more aggrieved lately than ICE, and in North Carolina it is working with the government to do something about it.
Politics
Socialists Leave Rahm Emanuel Legacy in Tatters in Chicago Elections
On Tuesday, Chicago voters elected at least three socialists to city council, crumbling the neoliberal Democratic machine of outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
U.S. Warmly Welcomed Congo's Disputed Election Results — but Has Been Sanctioning Its Election Officials Ever Since
Congo's independent election authority hired Trump associates to lobby Washington — an unusual arrangement even by swamp standards.
Voices
Chicago Prosecutor Kim Foxx Refused to Go After Jussie Smollett — and That’s a Good Thing
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago police are furious, but slowing mass incarceration pisses off the right people.
Lyft and Other Gig Economy Giants Cash In With IPOs Before Labor Laws Catch Up With Them
Gig economy giants rely on having huge workforces of contractors rather than employees, yielding huge IPO valuations. What happens if it's not kosher?
How to Think About Breaking Up Big Tech
Whether such policy boldness means anything in a brand-obsessed political landscape will be determined when ballots are cast.
Did Felix Sater’s 20 Years as an Informant Help Land Him at the Center of the Trump-Russia Story?
“I wasn’t running,” Sater told The Intercept. “I don’t need to worry about the morality of, 'should a candidate be involved in business?'”
How Lachlan Murdoch Went From Studying Philosophy at Princeton to Exploiting White Nationalism at Fox News
Rupert Murdoch's oldest son has taken charge of Fox News. The family's role in the far-right network is coming under greater scrutiny.
In Leaked Recording, Cory Booker Says He and AIPAC President “Text Message Back and Forth Like Teenagers”
Even as the progressive wing of the Democratic Party has shown willingness to criticize Israel, Booker has tried to smooth over the widening rift.
The Decriminalization of Sex Work Is Edging Into the 2020 Campaign
The mere fact that presidential candidates are being asked about sex work represents a seismic shift in public discourse on the sex work community.