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“The Spoils of War”: How Profits Rather Than Empire Define Success for the PentagonJon SchwarzAndrew Cockburn’s new book is an incredible compendium of avarice and folly.
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Parents Reported to Child Services for Keeping Unvaccinated Kids HomeRachel M. CohenAs remote learning options disappear, parents uncomfortable with their schools’ Covid-19 protocols risk being charged with neglect.
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Join The Intercept’s Ryan Grim, Lee Fang, and Nausicaa Renner for a discussion about the struggle for the Democratic Party’s future. Top Stories
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After Tractor Collision During Strike, John Deere Declares Accident Reports “Confidential”Ken KlippensteinConcerned about “reputational risk” on social media, management is trying to keep accidents among salaried workers quiet.
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Banks Lobby Against Biden Proposal to Crack Down on Ultrawealthy “Tax Cheats”Akela LacyThe richest Americans avoid paying $600 billion a year in taxes, in part through lack of income reporting to the IRS that Biden is trying to change.
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Democrats Find Their Big Pharma Bag Is Making It Inconvenient to Take On Big PharmaRyan Grim, Lee Fang, Sara SirotaDemocrats campaigned on the popular reform to Medicare price negotiations in 2006, 2018, and 2020 but bankrolled those campaigns with pharma cash.
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Biden Administration Urged Senate to Raise Profit Threshold for Minimum Corporate Tax to $1 BillionRyan Grim, Sara SirotaSen. Angus King said a $100 million threshold was raised at the administration’s behest, sacrificing hundreds of billions in revenue for Build Back Better.
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Julian Assange’s Health Is Central to Upcoming Ruling on Extradition to the U.S.Murtaza HussainIn a case that puts press freedoms on trial, a British appeals court is considering the suicide risk should Assange be sent abroad.
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Josh Gottheimer’s Obstructionist Crew Raised Millions During Showdown With Nancy PelosiSara SirotaWealthy donors rushed funds to conservative Democrats after they threatened to torpedo the Build Back Better plan.
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Congress Outmatched by Oil Executives at What Was Meant to Be a Defining HearingLee FangDespite clear parallels to Big Tobacco’s historic 1994 hearing, Democrats may have been unable to deliver a turning point.
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How to Cancel $3.2 Million of Debt for 20,000 People Who Went Through the Carceral SystemRachel M. CohenThe Debt Collective, which has focused on other forms of debt, is turning its attention to the crushing financial burden on formerly incarcerated people.
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At Inquiry Into NYPD Killing of Eric Garner, Judge Lets Bill de Blasio Off the HookNick PintoInstead of accountability for the mayor and police brass, the historic judicial inquiry into the 2014 killing instead focuses on low-level cops.
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High-Stakes Prosecution of U.S.-Backed Mexican Drug War Commander Set for TrialRyan DevereauxThe development in Genaro García Luna’s case in New York comes amid rising concerns over DEA operations abroad.
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Podcasts
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Making a Killing: The Business of War ProfiteeringInterceptedRenowned national security journalist Andrew Cockburn breaks down the 21st century’s “spoils of war.”
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Jamaal Bowman on His First Year in CongressDeconstructedFrom the Capitol riot to budget negotiations, the first-term New York representative talks 2021.
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