Sham Conviction Overturned for Oren Miller, the Jailed Villages Politician Railroaded by Ron DeSantis
A panel of Republican judges eviscerated the perjury charge leveled against Miller.
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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Abortion Rights and Weed Are Super Popular. Who Knew?
Big wins for Democrats in yesterday’s Ohio, Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania elections.
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Do Voters Care More About Online Sex Than Abortion Rights?
The elections we’re watching today in Ohio, Maine, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and more.
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Inside the Biden White House, Doubts About Gaza War Are Beginning to Creep In
We’re at the phase of the Israel–Palestine war when people start worrying about how they will look when this is over.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Dick Durbin, AIPAC’s First Successful Recruit, Becomes First Senator to Call for Gaza Ceasefire
Durbin’s willingness to tiptoe ahead of his colleagues is all the more surprising given his own electoral history.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Before Joining White House, Karine Jean-Pierre Slammed Netanyahu For Alleged War Crimes Against Gazans
Jean-Pierre applauded Democrats for skipping the AIPAC convention back in 2019, calling out its “racist, Islamophobic” rhetoric.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Biden’s Conspiracy Theory About Gaza Casualty Numbers Unravels Upon Inspection
One Palestinian American lost more than 40 relatives in Gaza. We found them on the Ministry of Health list.
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The Lights Are Off. Here’s What We Know About Life and Death Inside Gaza.
In a chilling interview on this week’s Deconstructed, Ryan Grim speaks with Maram Al-Dada, who has been in regular touch with his family in Gaza as they’ve been killed one after the other.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Nearly 300 Bernie Sanders Alumni Call On Senator to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza
“Many of us, your former staff, share your Jewish heritage,” the letter said. “Our pain and sorrow at the losses on October 7 will not be weaponized.”
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Gaza and the Empathy Gap
How we Americans feel about Gazans living under Israeli bombs does matter, since we’re the ones financing it.