Rachel M. Cohen

Rachel Cohen is a contributing writer for The Intercept and a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and Vice, among other outlets.

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Environmental Activists Target Exxon’s Lead Attorney in Climate Liability Case, a Prominent Democratic Donor

Rachel M. Cohen — Dec. 12

Ted Wells Jr., who defended Exxon against a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general, has given half a million dollars to Democrats in recent decades.

Nancy Pelosi Pushes the House to Pass USMCA, but Neglects a Bill With Broad Support to Strengthen Unions

Rachel M. Cohen — Dec. 2

The PRO Act, which has 215 co-sponsors, would be the most comprehensive rewrite of U.S. labor law in decades. Pelosi hasn’t brought it to the floor.

As Longest-Serving Senate President in U.S. History Steps Aside, Maryland Set for a Political Shakeup

Rachel M. Cohen — Nov. 15

Mike Miller has been a formidable barrier to progress for decades. He’s being replaced as state Senate president by Baltimore progressive Bill Ferguson.

Labor, Ever So Gingerly, Tiptoes Into the Insurgency

Rachel M. Cohen — Nov. 1

Rep. Henry Cuellar’s anti-labor record pushes Texas organized labor toward primary challenger Jessica Cisneros.

Warren Wants to End Vouchers and Tax Credits for Private Schools and Rein in Charters

Rachel M. Cohen — Oct. 21

Bernie Sanders sent shockwaves in May when he endorsed the NAACP’s call for banning for-profit charters. Warren matched and raised.

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