Inside the Scramble for Power in the Board Controlling Puerto Rico’s Financial Future
With Trump on the way out, a late appointment has a history of working for the very debt holders trying to secure a payoff.
Ryan Grim
Ryan Grim is co-founder of Drop Site News and the host of the podcast Deconstructed. He was previously D.C. Bureau Chief for The Intercept and the Washington bureau chief for HuffPost, where he led a team that was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and won once. He edited and contributed reporting to groundbreaking investigative project on heroin treatment that not only changed federal and state laws, but also shifted the culture of the recovery industry. The story, by Jason Cherkis, was a Pulitzer finalist and won a Polk Award.
He has been a staff reporter for Politico and the Washington City Paper and is a co-host of the show Counter Points. He is the author of the books “We’ve Got People” (2019) and “This Is Your Country on Drugs” (2009). His third book, published in December 2023, is “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution.”
He has been a staff reporter for Politico and the Washington City Paper and is a co-host of the show Counter Points. He is the author of the books “We’ve Got People” (2019) and “This Is Your Country on Drugs” (2009). His third book, published in December 2023, is “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution.”
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Deconstructed Podcast
Inside Biden's Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders
In a recording obtained by The Intercept, Biden was unenthusiastic about executive action and warned against police reform before Georgia’s Senate runoffs.
Effort to Take On Surprise Medical Billing in Coronavirus Stimulus Collapses
Rep. Richie Neal, who has previously blocked efforts to end surprise medical billing, was once again an obstacle to reform.
Goldman Sachs Log Exposes David Perdue's Stock Trading Claim as a Lie
Despite previous claims, the Georgia senator did not use an outside adviser to sell Cardlytics stock, according to the New York Times.
Comparing Biden’s Administration Picks to Obama’s Is Revealing
For almost every role so far, Biden has chosen someone more progressive and less entrenched in Wall Street than the same official under Obama.
Joe Biden Doesn't Need the Senate to Boost the Economy and Tackle Climate Change
What Democrats can actually accomplish in the next few years, even in the face of steadfast Republican opposition.
Obama Book: Rahm Emanuel Cooked Up Deal to Promise Larry Summers Fed Chair
Summers wanted Treasury, but Obama held him off by offering him a future Fed chair appointment. In the interim, though, the arrangement fell apart.
Rahm Emanuel Is Pushing for Transportation Secretary Post
Emanuel and Biden’s complicated relationship goes back to tensions around the 1994 crime bill.
Deconstructed Podcast
What Went Wrong in the House?
In answering that question, don’t ignore the Democratic consultant class.
Election 2020
Biden Wins, but Now the Hard Part Begins
In Detroit, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia, organizing by progressives gave Biden a boost.