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.
153 posts found for ‘prison industrial complex’
From Nation State to Empire State: A Radical History of How We Got to Trump
We air the speech given by Nikhil Pal Singh at an event sponsored by the Lannan Foundation on September 26, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The First Step Act Could Be a Big Gift to CoreCivic and the Private Prison Industry
As people continue to die inside CoreCivic’s prisons, the First Step Act opens opportunities for the company to keep profiting from incarceration.
Watch: Interview With Brazil's Ex-President Lula From Prison, Discussing Global Threats, Neoliberalism, Bolsonaro, and More
Until recently, requests to interview Lula during his imprisonment were systematically denied.
The Counterinsurgency Paradigm: How U.S. Politics Have Become Paramilitarized
We spoke to Bernard Harcourt about his latest book, “The Counterrevolution,” and what makes the Trump presidency unique.
Cyntoia Brown’s Freedom Is a Reminder That All Sex Workers Have a Right to Self-Defense
Child sex trafficking victim Cyntoia Brown’s case shows us who gets to stand their ground — and who does not.
Donald Trump, the Democrats, and the Illusion of American Greatness
Zephyr Teachout, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Nathan Robinson of Current Affairs, and The Intercept’s Briahna Joy Gray are this week’s guests.
Gruesome Footage of Dairy Calves Exposes a Gaping Loophole in California’s Landmark Animal Welfare Law
An investigation by activist group DxE showed thousands of dairy calves held in tight hutches, despite efforts to outlaw such confined conditions.
Podcast Special: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Her First Weeks in Washington
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins Ryan Grim and Briahna Joy Gray for an in-depth conversation about her new life on Capitol Hill.
Trump Insider Wanted to Sell Social Media Surveillance Tools to Abusive Governments, Leaked Documents Suggest
Elliot Broidy's firm Circinus prepared pitch books for repressive regimes like Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.