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Akela Lacy
Akela Lacy is a Senior Politics Reporter at The Intercept and co-host of The Intercept Briefing podcast. She was previously The Intercept’s inaugural Ady Barkan Reporting Fellow; prior to that, she was a Politics Fellow in the D.C. Bureau.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
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Israel’s War on Gaza
A Year Since Their Ceasefire Resolution, Progressives Say Only an Arms Embargo Can Stop Israel
Her call for a ceasefire was prescient. Now Rep. Cori Bush says the Biden administration must stop enabling Israel’s violence.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Columbia Law School Told Professors to Call Campus Police on Student Protesters
As Columbia braces for October 7 anniversary protests, an email to faculty over the weekend instructed them to call security if students disrupt classes.
Wesley Bell’s Swan Song: Felonies for Ferguson Protesters
One of Bell’s last actions before taking Rep. Cori Bush’s seat in Congress was to charge protesters arrested on the 10-year anniversary of the police killing of Michael Brown Jr.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Kamala Harris Refused to Meet With Uncommitted About Gaza — and Uncommitted Refused to Endorse Her
The movement counts among its ranks many disillusioned Arab and Muslim voters in the key swing state of Michigan.
Israel’s War on Gaza
At DNC, the Squad Warns Democrats to Wake Up to the Threat of AIPAC
“It was Jamaal and I this time,” said Rep. Cori Bush, who was ousted by AIPAC millions, “but who is it going to be in two years?”
Kamala Harris Mentioned Palestinian Suffering — in the Passive Voice
Democrats united behind Kamala Harris, but tension over Gaza simmered throughout the DNC.
The NYPD Is Illegally Leaking Sealed Records About Children to Tabloids
The juvenile arrest records are sealed by law — but police regularly disclose them to prosecutors and even right-wing media.
No Palestinian Americans Will Speak at Convention, DNC Decides
“Uncommitted” Democratic delegates are staging a sit-in in front of the United Center until they get a call reversing DNC decision.
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The photojournalists face misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct after spending the night in police custody.