Labor Unions Are Skeptical of the Green New Deal, and They Want Activists to Hear Them Out
Laborers’ opposition to the Green New Deal is rooted in concerns about jobs and wages, the best way to reduce carbon emissions, and partisan interests.
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Scholar Robin D.G. Kelley on How Today’s Abolitionist Movement Can Fundamentally Change the Country
On this week’s episode of Intercepted, Robin D.G. Kelley discussed the concept of racial capitalism and the current movement for police abolition.
"Never Be Ashamed”: Why I Decided Not to Delete My Old Internet Posts
In this excerpt from his memoir, the NSA whistleblower describes his realization that no one should have to “pretend to be perfect.”
Environmental Activists Target Exxon’s Lead Attorney in Climate Liability Case, a Prominent Democratic Donor
Ted Wells Jr., who defended Exxon against a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general, has given half a million dollars to Democrats in recent decades.
Deconstructed Live From Toronto: Is Canada Really a Progressive Paradise?
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen discuss whether Canada really deserves its reputation as a political utopia.
After Police Defend a Gas Pipeline Over Indigenous Land Rights, Protesters Shut Down Railways Across Canada
Inside the Wet’suwet’en resistance camp standing in the way of the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
Democratic Representative Pushed to Create a Massive Migrant Health Database That No One Wants
Rep. Lauren Underwood’s bill mandates a mammoth biometric database for migrants, accessible to immigration agencies who could use it to track people down.
Top U.S. Toxicologist Was Barred From Saying PFAS Cause Disease in Humans. She’s Saying It Now.
Linda Birnbaum, former head of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, says she was barred from saying PFAS is a cause of human disease.
Why VSCO Girls are Going on Strike for the Climate
It’s not as if all VSCO Girls are sleeper climate champions. But as climate organizing has come to involve more people, it sucks the trends of the day up.
The Right to a Future — With Naomi Klein and Greta Thunberg
Watch The Intercept’s Naomi Klein, climate activist Greta Thunberg, and other youth leaders discuss the emerging climate movement for a sustainable future.