A Year After Trump, Democrats, Socialists, and Populists Sweep Elections
The slash-and-burn Twitter wars on the left did little to stop a popular front from dominating elections.
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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Steve Bannon Tried to Recruit Teachers Union to Trump's Agenda While in the White House
“I came out of that conversation saying that this was a formidable adversary,” says AFT head Randi Weingarten.
The End of Roe
Late-Stage Abortion Provider Won't Succumb to Protesters Who Forced Him Out of His Last Maryland Clinic
LeRoy Carhart has since 2010 commuted weekly from his home in Nebraska to Maryland to provide late-term abortions.
Civil Rights Groups Sue Ben Carson for Delaying Anti-Segregation Housing Reform
Ben Carson is pushing to delay a new rule that allows housing subsidy recipients to move out of segregated neighborhoods.
New Jersey Teachers Union Backs Pro-Trump Candidate, Warning Democrats Not to Take Educators for Granted
The contentious move is unlikely to change the ultimate outcome of the election. Democrats are expected to control all three branches of government after November.
Progressive Candidates Seek to Upend the Democratic Establishment in Upcoming Ohio Elections
The Democratic Party in Franklin County isn’t so thrilled about these new challengers in the nonpartisan elections.
Conservative Provocateur James O'Keefe's Group Hit With Restraining Order, Blocking Latest Sting
A lawsuit accused the infamous Project Veritas of infiltrating a union and illegally gathering proprietary information.
A Los Angeles School Board Scandal Could Upend Plans By Charter Backers to Take Over Public Schools
Pro-charter school advocates could lose their grip on the L.A. school board, as its president faces felony charges for laundering his own money into his 2015 campaign.
Authorities Close In On Pro-Charter School Nonprofit For Illicit Campaign Contributions
The education reform movement pushed the envelope off the table in Massachusetts. Will New York come for them next?
Videos of Baltimore Cops Allegedly Planting Evidence Test Body Camera Programs
Police officials in Baltimore are leaving the door open to letting cops off the hook despite the video evidence.