Oakland Homicides Dropped 30 Percent. The County Still Recalled Its Prosecutor.
After losses like Pamela Price’s, criminal justice reformers are grappling with how to address voters’ perceptions about public safety.
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
From Campus to the Courts, the “Palestine Exception” Rules University Crackdowns
The fights over Gaza protests are playing out online, in campus quads, internal disciplinary proceedings, and in the courts.
Trump Didn’t Win Pennsylvania. Kamala Harris Lost It.
The problem isn’t that cities like Reading are now Trump strongholds, but that Harris’s campaign gave few reasons for enthusiasm.
How Does AIPAC Shape Washington? We Tracked Every Dollar.
The Intercept followed AIPAC’s money trail to reveal how its political spending impacts the balance of power in Congress.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Cops in Riot Gear Storm Penn Students’ House in Month-Old Vandalism Case
The students said police trained guns on them and refused to provide their names or badge numbers.
As Cops Scrambled at Trump Rally Shooting, Operators Assured 911 Callers Police Were in Control
Butler County finally released 911 recordings of the chaotic aftermath of the Trump rally shooting after a lawsuit filed by The Intercept.
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.