Half of Oklahoma Is “Indian Country.” What If All Native Treaties Were Upheld?
From the Grand Canyon to Mount Rushmore, if the routinely flouted U.S. treaties with Indigenous people were honored, this would be a very different country.
Alleen Brown
Alleen Brown is a New York-based reporter, focused on environmental justice issues. Her work has been published by The Intercept, The Nation, In These Times, YES! Magazine, and various Twin Cities publications.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
The Census Is Reopening Too: Workers Fear Being Sacrificed to Coronavirus for the Sake of a Speedy Tally
As the coronavirus crisis grew, workers say the Census Bureau was slow to respond. Now they fear returning to work without enough protections.
BlueLeaks
Law Enforcement Scoured Protester Communications and Exaggerated Threats to Minneapolis Cops, Leaked Documents Show
The fears stoked by the unfounded warnings appear to have set the stage for the police’s escalating, violent response to the protests.
Louisiana Environmental Activists Charged With “Terrorizing” for Nonviolent Stunt Targeting Plastics Giant
The two environmental activists face 15 years of prison in the latest instance of the criminalization of dissent.
Protests for Black Lives
Armed Vigilantes Antagonizing Protesters Have Received a Warm Reception From Police
Far-right militia members and vigilantes have shown up at police brutality protests across the U.S. — in many cases with encouragement from law enforcement.
Protests for Black Lives
Organizers in Minneapolis Weigh Role of Community Defense Groups in a Police-Free Future
Some suggest neighborhood watch groups can offer long-term alternatives to over-policing. Others believe they run the risk of replicating the same abuses.
Iowa Quietly Passes Its Third Ag-Gag Bill After Constitutional Challenges
The bill would create a new crime called “food operation trespass,” in yet another attempt to penalize activists for uncovering conditions at factory farms.
A Powerful Petrochemical Lobbying Group Advanced Anti-Protest Legislation in the Midst of the Pandemic
West Virginia is one of several states that have taken advantage of the pandemic to ease the construction of controversial oil and gas projects.
![Kandace Montgomery of Black Lives Matter spoke with media after a hearing at the Hennepin County Government Center Monday December 21, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN.] Mall of America seeks restraining order against Black Lives Matter in an attempt to stop the protest planned for Wednesday. Order includes no tweeting, and an actual tweet telling people the rally has been cancelled. Jerry Holt/ Jerry.Holt@Startribune.com(Photo By Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images)](https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/edit_GettyImages-1156566496-e1591300515337.jpg?fit=768%2C385)
Protests for Black Lives
"We Don't Have Time to Wait": Minneapolis Anti-Police Brutality Organizer Kandace Montgomery on Defunding the Police
Minneapolis organizer Kandace Montgomery, who has been organizing against police brutality for years, discusses her work and efforts to defund police.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Animal Rights Activists Uncover the Locations of Thousands of Factory Farms
The animal agriculture industry has spent decades fighting to avoid the disclosure of information about facilities where animals are raised for food.