Natasha Lennard

Natasha Lennard is a contributing writer at The Intercept. Her work covers politics and power and has appeared in Esquire, The Nation, and the New York Times opinion section. Her book "Violence," with Brad Evans, will be released this year.

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Two NYPD Cops Coerced Sex With a Teen in Their Custody — and Prosecutors Just Dropped Rape Charges

Natasha Lennard — Mar. 7

"They were cops, they raped her, and they’re getting away with it. Look at the message this sends to the public.”

Chelsea Manning Fights Subpoena — Showing How Federal Grand Juries Are Unaccountable Tools of Repression

Natasha Lennard — Mar. 2

Chelsea Manning’s decision to fight her subpoena is an act of resistance against government repression and in defense of a free press.

“One of the Most Taboo Conversations” — New Yorkers Push to Decriminalize Sex Work

Natasha Lennard — Feb. 26

To fight for the decriminalization of sex work is to fight for and with society’s most vulnerable and marginalized communities.

Amazon Pullout Shows What Anti-Capitalist Organizing and Leftist Politicians Can Do

Natasha Lennard — Feb. 15

New York's old Democratic order — in the vein of Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio — backed Amazon's move, while a new crop of social democrats bucked it.

Why the Justice Department Can’t Be Trusted to Investigate Abysmal Conditions in Federal Prisons

Natasha Lennard — Feb. 9

“This recent crisis at MDC has brought new attention to an old reality. What has taken place at MDC is not exceptional.”

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