The Incredible Disappearing Human Rights Reports
The State Department’s new reports whitewash the records of some of the world’s most notorious nations and target Trump’s enemies.
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Kyrsten Sinema Used the Winery Where She Interned to Fundraise With Private Equity
The Arizona senator, who is blocking tax increases on the rich, spent the summer courting donors who stand to lose under major tax reform.
A Big-Money Operation Purged Critics of Israel From the Democratic Party
How the Israel lobby moved to quash rising dissent in Congress against Israel’s apartheid regime.
We’re Publishing the Speech That Harvard Suppressed for Mentioning Genocide
“I wanted to center Palestine,” a Harvard commencement speaker told The Intercept. Read and watch her speech.
Medicare Privatization Scheme Faced Legal Questions About Profiteering
Government attorneys expressed concerns that the Medicare direct contracting model — begun by Trump and continued under Biden — was geared to benefit specific companies.
How to Turn an “Economic Blackout” Into an All-Out War on Corporate Power
Friday’s economic boycott is a one-day attack on corporate interests. The degrowth movement calls for a broader societal shift.
Public Pensions Are Financing Refresco’s Anti-Union Campaign in New Jersey
Refresco is a subsidiary of PAI Partners, a private equity firm that counts several public pension funds among its investors.
This Is the Way to Stop Elon Musk
Senate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It’s the path to pushing Musk out of politics.
Price Controls: An Inflation Solution That Doesn’t Screw Workers
Economist James K. Galbraith discusses the history of how price controls have been used to address inflation.
Victims of UCLA Mob Attack Sue to “Hold the Aggressors Accountable”
Pro-Palestine protesters at UCLA who were attacked by a mob allege that the school did little to stop nearly five hours of violence.