Kamala Harris Celebrates Her Role in the Mortgage Crisis Settlement. The Reality Is Quite Different.
The national mortgage settlement was a catastrophe. It’s cruel to its victims to call it anything else.
Politics
Tucker Carlson on Rupert Murdoch in 2010 Radio Segment: “I’m 100 Percent His Bitch”
“I only have, you know, American, white servants,” Carlson said in 2009. “It’s not because I’m racist, it’s because I’m not. It’s because I feel better beating them.”
States Begin to Crack Down on Broker Abuse as the SEC Dithers
Several states are considering ambitious proposals to crack down on brokers because federal regulators are not properly protecting investors.
Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows Wants to Eliminate Super PACs
Meadows, a North Carolina Republican, is a top 10 recipient of small-dollar donations in Congress.
Intercept Investigation Leads to Record Fines Over Foreign Campaign Contributions
A Jeb Bush Super PAC and a Chinese-owned corporation must pay almost $1 million for funneling foreign money into the 2016 presidential election.
The End of Roe
A GOP Bill in Georgia Would Jail Doctors Who Perform Abortions in a Post-Roe America
Five states have already passed a so-called trigger law, which would ban nearly all abortions if the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Voices
Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings Has Unveiled a Startlingly Progressive Reform Agenda
Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings sought input of an experienced team that recommended sweeping reforms including bail, sentencing, and probation.
Voices
Hillary Clinton Is Still Deeply Confused About What Happened in Wisconsin. Here's Why That Matters.
In Selma, Alabama, Clinton linked the civil rights struggle to her 2016 loss. There’s so much more to it.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left
The Intercept’s Senior Politics Editor Briahna Gray spoke with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at SXSW about debates around identity, race, and class.
Voices
Elizabeth Warren’s Big Tech Beatdown Will Spark a Vital and Unprecedented Debate
Elizabeth Warren's call to break up Facebook, Google, and Amazon is imperfect and light on details — but it's a good start.