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Trump’s War on America
“It’s not just clashes between protesters and ICE; it’s an attack on basic rights that we’ve taken for granted,” says Minnesota Public Radio reporter Jon Collins.
The Intercept Briefing
Cut through the noise with The Intercept’s reporters as they tackle the most urgent issues of the moment. The Briefing is a new weekly podcast delivering incisive political analysis and deep investigative reporting, hosted by The Intercept’s journalists and contributors including Jessica Washington, Akela Lacy, and Jordan Uhl.
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Greg Grandin on Trump’s “Universal Police Warrant”
From Venezuela to Greenland, the Trump administration is redefining and invoking the Monroe Doctrine to seize whatever it wants, whenever it wants.
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AI’s Imperial Agenda
“Empire of AI” author Karen Hao on how Silicon Valley’s young AI companies parallel colonial empires of old.
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Deportation, Inc.
The true cost of fulfilling Trump’s mass deportation agenda and who’s profiting.
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“Trump Has Appointed Himself Judge, Jury, and Executioner”
The Trump administration is killing civilians in the Caribbean and Pacific and trying to suppress videos of boat strikes and press coverage.
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Lethal Illusion: Understanding the Death Penalty Apparatus
Malcolm Gladwell and Liliana Segura unpack how the death penalty is administered in America.
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Robert Reich Thinks Democrats Are On the Brink of a New Era
The professor, author, and longtime commentator on the economy and Democrats under Trump.
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Saikat Chakrabarti’s Plan for the Political Revolution
AOC’s former chief of staff wants to primary the Democratic establishment.
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Democrats Swept Tuesday Night’s Election. Now What?
Maurice Mitchell and Amanda Litman discuss the lessons from Tuesday night, as Democrats and progressives prepare for the midterm elections.
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Kat Abughazaleh on the Right to Protest
The Illinois congressional candidate on why more Democrats aren’t taking direct action and how leaders should be responding to the right.