A Democratic Firm Is Shaking Up the World of Political Fundraising
Grassroots Analytics exploits an ambiguity in campaign finance law, which is whether the company has in fact “obtained” information from FEC reports.
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After Last Week, There’s No Hope That the Media Will Ever Abandon False Equivalencies With the Far Right
“You guys do it, too,” NBC’s Chuck Todd told a Democratic representative, referring to anti-Semitic incitement — personifying a media false equivalence.
EPA Plans to Roll Back Water Protections Despite Climate Change Warnings
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to release a rule repealing water protections for many streams across the U.S.
Ralph Northam Still Doesn't Understand What It Takes to be Forgiven
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has spent more effort creating factual ambiguity around his yearbook photo than engaging in the hard work of penitence.
Reality Winner Battles an Eating Disorder Behind Bars
The NSA whistleblower is one of a countless number of incarcerated people living with mental illness.
Google CEO Tells Senators That Censored Chinese Search Engine Could Provide “Broad Benefits”
Google CEO Sundar Pichai refused to answer a list of questions from a bipartisan group of six senators.
Authoritarians Like Us: Trump Targets Iran as Brazil’s Bolsonaro Rewards Prosecutor Who Jailed Lula
Iranian author and analyst Hooman Majd and The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald are this week’s guests.
How Solitary Confinement Kills: Torture and Stunning Neglect End in Suicide at Privately Run ICE Prison
Guards at an ICE jail put Efraín Romero de la Rosa in solitary confinement despite a diagnosis of schizophrenia. He killed himself after 21 days.
Wendell Primus, the Most Powerful Staffer in Congress, Represents a Generational Divide on the Left
Wendell Primus's generation of liberals strives not to make the world a better place, but to make it less bad than Republicans want.
Roger Waters, Marielle Franco, and the Power of Inspiration in the Face of Darkness and Danger
Impotence and hopelessness are a tactic, a lie told by those who wield power, to foster resignation, passivity, and acceptance.