Occupied Territory: Why Chicago’s History Matters for Today’s Demands to Defund Police
On the latest episode of Intercepted, historian Simon Balto discussed his new book and the origins of Chicago police as a moralistic enforcement agency.
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DEA Agents Ambush Amtrak Passengers With Controversial Searches and Seizures
With the help of Amtrak and Greyhound informants, agents approach people on thin evidence they are drug couriers — and often take their cash.
We Need to Talk About Joe
Poet Aja Monet, organizer Astra Taylor, and Nathan Robinson of Current Affairs are this week’s guests.
Israel: Democracy or Apartheid?
Mehdi Hasan and Noura Erakat break down this week’s Israeli elections.
Astra Taylor Talks Crushing Debt, the 2020 Race, and Why We Don't Live in a Democracy
Filmmaker and organizer Astra Taylor makes the case for economic disobedience in an extended conversation with Jeremy Scahill on Intercepted.
This Palestinian Activist Got Swept Up in the War on Terror. Decades Later, ICE Tried to Secretly Deport Him to Israel.
Abdelhaleem Ashqar was targeted in a trifecta of post-9/11 prosecutions. He spent 11 years in federal prison before ending up in ICE’s custody.
Specter of Far-Right Violence Haunts Crisis Talks Over Brexit
Tensions over Brexit, and fears of a backlash from nationalists if it does not happen soon, have rekindled fears of political violence in Britain.
Criminalizing Freedom: The Attacks on Abortion Rights and Free Speech in the Age of Trump
Historian Johanna Schoen, activist Billie Winner-Davis, and philosopher Srecko Horvat are this week’s podcast guests.
Wasteland of Corruption
The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer, Kamran Matin, and author Fatima Bhutto are this week’s guests.
The Espionage Axe: Donald Trump and the War Against a Free Press
Freedom of the Press Foundation’s Trevor Timm, organizer Bill Fletcher Jr., and Dr. Krystal Redman are this week’s podcast guests.