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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In Final Weeks of Heated Texas Congressional Primary, Unions and Progressive Groups Throw $350,000 Behind Jessica Cisneros

Rachel M. Cohen — Feb. 17

The support comes as Rep. Henry Cuellar, one of the most conservative Democrats in the House, is getting dark-money backing from major lobbying groups.

Bloomberg Campaign Ran Ads Asking Voters How He Should Spend His Money

Rachel M. Cohen — Feb. 6

It is unclear whether the campaign’s Facebook ads refer to Bloomberg’s personal spending or spending by his foundation. The latter would be legally risky.

Elizabeth Warren’s Little-Known History in an Obscure but Influential Legal Organization

Rachel M. Cohen — Jan. 30

Warren fought her legal colleagues within the American Law Institute over bankruptcy in the 1990s, the same time the issue was heating up in Congress.

Seattle Hospital Giant Threatens to Lock Out Thousands of Striking Nurses and Caregivers

Rachel M. Cohen — Jan. 30

SEIU is hailing the strike as the largest of its kind in at least five years, unfolding against the backdrop of a national political battle over health care.

A Campaign Finance Rule Makes Life Much Harder for Working-Class Challengers

Rachel M. Cohen — Jan. 16

The FEC allows candidates to draw salaries from campaign contributions, but they cannot do so until the filing deadline for entering the primary has passed.

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