Inside Ron DeSantis’s Quest to Trample the Will of Florida Voters on Abortion
The Florida governor is taking unprecedented steps to undermine citizen-led efforts to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana.
Jessica Washington
Jessica Washington is a political reporter for The Intercept covering the intersection of politics and identity, and co-host of The Intercept Briefing podcast. She has words in The Guardian, the Washington Post, The Root, Teen Vogue, Jezebel, Mother Jones magazine, and other notable publications.
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The End of Roe
State Lawyer Quits Over Ron DeSantis’s Unconstitutional Attacks on Abortion Amendment
“A man is nothing without his conscience,” the Florida health department’s top lawyer wrote in his resignation letter.
Trump’s Housing Platform Is as Absurd as It Is Cruel — and That’s the Point
From building futuristic cities to rounding up unhoused and undocumented people, the plans send a message about who does and doesn’t belong in Trump’s America.
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.
JD Vance Blamed Immigrants for the Housing Crisis. Corporate Greed Is the Real Culprit.
“The simple fact is that the housing crisis lies squarely at the feet of the malevolence of developers just like Donald Trump himself.”
Israel’s War on Gaza
Progressives Escalate Calls for Arms Embargo as Israel Expands War Into Lebanon
Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation last week that would block $20 billion of U.S. weapons sales to Israel.
Israel’s War on Gaza
“I Saw a Mirror”: Marcellus Williams’s Execution Enrages Palestine Solidarity Protesters
Activists are drawing parallels between the state-sanctioned killing of Williams in Missouri and U.S. backing for Israel’s war on Gaza.