Cori Bush Demands FBI Data on Her Protest Activity
At a House hearing on Thursday, Bush confronted FBI Director Christopher Wray over the bureau’s ongoing surveillance of protesters for racial justice.
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
Journalists in Australia Censured for Demanding Better Coverage of Israel and Palestine
At least a dozen journalists were asked to remove their signatures from an open letter criticizing reporting on the region. Some were also told their contracts might not be renewed.
Congress Misses Symbolic Deadline for Police Reform
Biden wanted a bill ready to sign by the anniversary of George Floyd's death. Advocates say Democrats didn’t just miss the deadline — they missed the point.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Canadian Journalists Fear Retaliation for Criticizing Coverage of Israeli Attacks on Gaza
An open letter on media standards in Canada, where some style guides ban the word “Palestine,” garnered over 2,000 signatures.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner Trounces Police-Backed Primary Challenger
Krasner’s victory gives momentum to the movement to elect reformist prosecutors, which has faced fierce backlash from law enforcement groups.
With Uniform Condemnations, Arab League Divisions Over Israel Put on Backburner
Even nations that have drawn closer to Israel in recent years issued robust criticisms of its recent attacks on Palestinians.
New Jersey Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Kept Quiet in State Prisons
After one person died and another spent a month in a coma, state officials found Legionella bacteria in the water at two New Jersey prisons.
Elizabeth Warren Suggests U.S. Explore Conditional Aid to Israel
In a speech, the Massachusetts senator proposed the restriction of military aid from use in occupied Palestine.
Nevada’s New Democratic Party Raises Back Funds Shuttled by Ex-Staff
When a democratic socialist slate won in March, establishment staffers rushed to drain party funds. Now the new staff has raised it back — and then some.
Biden Looks to Extend Trump’s Bolstered Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentencing
Over 100 advocacy groups sent a letter to Congress opposing the “hardline anti-science policy,” which applies to a broad range of fentanyl-related substances.