Progressive DA Rachael Rollins Hasn't Stopped Prosecuting Petty Crimes, Despite Pledge. Police Are Still Furious.
The early tenure of Rachael Rollins underscores the tightrope that the new wave of progressive prosecutors are walking.
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Progressives Coalescing Around Tiffany Cabán for Queens DA in Newest Battle Against New York Machine
The last competitive Queens district attorney election happened when Tiffany Cabán was 3 years old.
Finally, Impeachment: Julián Castro on Trump and Ukraine
The presidential candidate joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss the prospects for removing Trump from office.
Officers Accused of Abuses Are Leading Chicago Police’s “Implicit Bias” Training Program
Many of the Chicago police leading anti-bias trainings are trailed by a history of alleged abuses against black people.
A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
What if we actually pulled off a Green New Deal? What would the future look like? The Intercept presents a film narrated by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Rising Star Matt Gaetz Represents Everything That’s Wrong With Trump’s Republican Party
The Florida congressperson tried to expel a grieving father from a hearing on gun violence, and he has voiced racist ideas and conspiracy theories.
Ghosts of Mossadegh: The Iran Cables, U.S. Empire, and the Arc of History
Iranian-American author and analyst Hooman Majd is this week's guest.
Beto O'Rourke Is Running for President and It All Started With Weed
Beto O'Rourke's presidential campaign will be based in El Paso, putting the U.S.-Mexico border at the center of his challenge to Donald Trump.
A Genuine Populist Is Running for West Virginia Governor. His Donor Rolls Broke the State’s Campaign Finance Software.
Stephen Noble Smith is running to be West Virginia governor — and doing it by building a populist, progressive political movement from scratch.
Pro-Israel Lobby Caught on Tape Boasting That Its Money Influences Washington
An undercover Al Jazeera investigation informs the conversation about the Israel lobby’s influence in Washington kicked off by Rep. Ilhan Omar’s tweets.