Intercepted Podcast: War Games
Trita Parsi confronts the propaganda from Israel and the White House on Iran. Christine Ahn looks at U.S. war crimes in Korea and Pyongyang's strategy.
135 posts found for ‘"alliance defending freedom"’
Trump Administration Fights Effort to Unionize Uber Drivers
Federal prosecutors claim the City of Seattle violated antitrust law when it tried to organize the drivers — advancing Uber's strategy to bypass local officials.
Hurricane Colonialism: The Economic, Political, and Environmental War on Puerto Rico
The Intercept's Naomi Klein, veteran journalist Juan González, and musician Ileana Mercedes Cabra Joglar, better known as iLe, are this week's guests.
Republicans Now Turn Their Attention to Deregulating Wall Street With Key Hearing Tuesday
Ten Democrats have co-sponsored a bill that would deregulate Wall Street. That makes the GOP-led effort more than theoretical; it’s a real risk to pass.
As John Conyers Departs From Judiciary Committee Spot, the First Battle of the Anti-Monopoly Era Begins
The battle for the Judiciary Committee's ranking Democrat spot is between Zoe Lofgren, a Silicon Valley supporter, and Jerrold Nadler, an industry skeptic.
My Life as a New York Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror
As I took the stand, I thought about how much press freedom had been lost and how drastically national security reporting had changed in the post-9/11 era.
Puerto Ricans and Ultrarich “Puertopians” Are Locked in a Pitched Struggle Over How to Remake the Island
Six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans are designing a recovery that defends their island. Politicians and bitcoin billionaires have other ideas.
Intercepted Podcast — Very Bad Men: Trump, the Saudi Crown Prince, Sexual Assaulters, and Robert Mugabe
We hear analysis from Zimbabwe on Mugabe's ouster, Sen. Chris Murphy blasts the U.S. for its role in Yemen, and we take a look at the pandemic of sexual assault.
Intercepted Podcast: Memo and Memoer — The Bipartisan Love Affair With Mass Surveillance
In a bipartisan love affair with mass surveillance, Democratic and Republican leaders all support the very program that the Nunes memo attacks.
The Battle for Venezuela and Its Oil
As opposition forces fight the government, allies of former president Chavez say his chosen successor is becoming authoritarian. And the U.S. role lingers.