Running for Justice: the Public Defenders Looking to Transform the Role of District Attorney
Glenn Greenwald, filmmaker Hajooj Kuka, and DA candidates Tiffany Caban and Chesa Boudin are this week’s podcast guests. Plus music from Sinkane.
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Right-Wing Donor Adam Milstein Has Spent Millions of Dollars to Stifle the BDS Movement and Attack Critics of Israeli Policy
“He is uniquely proud of such aggressive, anti-speech tactics to suppress people of color. This is a war of personal attacks.”
How a Movement That Never Killed Anyone Became the FBI’s No. 1 Domestic Terrorism Threat
Behind the scenes, corporate lobbying laid the groundwork for the Justice Department’s aggressive pursuit of so-called eco-terrorists.
Christian Group That Pushed “Bathroom Bills” Is Taking Anti-Transgender Fight to Prisons
Transgender people in prison worry about attempts to roll back protections allowing them to be housed in accordance with their gender identity.
Rep. Steve King Takes Heat for White Nationalist Views as His Political Ally Rep. Andy Harris Escapes Scrutiny
Harris entered office as a tea party firebrand with a penchant for serious provocations. As the blue wave laps at his feet, he’s found his moderate side.
Meet the Team Behind CNN Brasil: A Businessman Accused of Exploiting Slave Labor and An Executive From a Fox News-style Outlet
CNN Brasil is poised to become “Brazil’s Fox News” — in lockstep with Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing movement.
Pox Americana: Vijay Prashad on Venezuela, India, Mexico, Congo, and U.S. Hegemony
This week on Intercepted, historian and journalist Vijay Prashad discussed the state of imperialism around the world.
The Truth About Islam and Democracy (With Anwar Ibrahim)
Hundreds of millions of Muslims live in democracies of some shape or form, yet a narrative persists — particularly in the west — that Islam and democracy are incompatible.
Regime Change We Can Believe In: The U.S. Agenda in Venezuela, Haiti, and Egypt
Scholar George Ciccariello-Maher and journalists Kim Ives, Jon Schwarz, and Sharif Abdel Kouddous are this week’s guests.
Verizon Leaves Right-Wing Legislative Group ALEC Over Its Invitation to Anti-Muslim Activist David Horowitz
The infamous anti-Muslim activist David Horowitz is becoming a political liability for Republicans.