Defense Department Halts Evacuation of Afghan Visa Applicants Amid Terror Threat
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/26/afghanistan-evacuation-requests-visa/
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Defense Department Halts Evacuation of Afghan Visa Applicants Amid Terror Threat
The directive applies to Special Immigrant Visa applicants, a group that includes interpreters and others who helped the U.S.
Minnesota Law Enforcement Shared Intelligence on Protest Organizers With Pipeline Company
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/27/enbridge-line-3-pipeline-police-training-intelligence/
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Minnesota Law Enforcement Shared Intelligence on Protest Organizers With Pipeline Company
Documents reveal Enbridge’s close relationship with police, including offering training on responding to protests.
Supreme Court Ended Eviction Moratorium, but Pandemic Showed Road Map for Fighting Back
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/27/eviction-moratorium-supreme-court-pandemic/
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Supreme Court Ended Eviction Moratorium, but Pandemic Has Shown Road Map for Fighting Back
The Supreme Court callously ended the CDC’s eviction moratorium, but the pandemic has already shown the most effective way to fight back: direct actions.
Capitol Police Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Insists He Did Warn Her Before Opening Fire
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/27/capitol-police-officer-shot-ashli-babbitt-insists-warn-opening-fire/
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Capitol Police Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Insists He Did Warn Her Before Opening Fire
Lt. Michael Byrd says Ashli Babbitt ignored his order to stay outside a barricaded door in the Capitol on January 6. A member of the pro-Trump mob standing next to her heard the warning.
Brazil's Indigenous Groups Mount Unprecedented Protest Against Destruction of the Amazon
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/28/brazil-amazon-indigenous-protest/
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Brazil’s Indigenous Groups Mount Unprecedented Protest Against Destruction of the Amazon
Brazil’s largest-ever Indigenous protest came amid efforts by Jair Bolsonaro and his allies to pave the way for industry in the Amazon.
Andrew Quilty and Rep. Ilhan Omar on Afghanistan
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/28/deconstructed-afghanistan-isis-k-kabul-airport/
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Deconstructed: Andrew Quilty and Ilhan Omar on Afghanistan
An offshoot of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack that killed over 180 people Thursday.
How the Bayh-Dole Act Wrested Public Science From the People's Hands
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/29/bayh-dole-act-public-science-patents/
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The Great American Science Heist
How the Bayh-Dole Act wrested public science from the people’s hands.
Post-9/11 Stings Targeted People Who Posed No Threat. They Remain in Prison.
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/29/duka-fort-dix-five-post-911-terror-stings/
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Post-9/11 Stings Targeted People Who Posed No Threat. They Remain in Prison.
In the “Fort Dix Five” case, the Duka brothers were convicted with the help of an FBI informant. Their family is still waiting for justice.
The Georgia Prison Guard Shortage Is Killing Incarcerated People
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/30/georgia-prison-guard-shortage-killing-incarcerated-people/
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The Georgia Prison Guard Shortage Is Killing Incarcerated People
Fewer guards make it harder to monitor interpersonal problems between people in prison — and more dangerous for those who do step in.
U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul Killed a Family — and Began a New Chapter of the War
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/30/drone-kabul-afghanistan-civilian-casualties-children/
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U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul Killed a Family — and Began a New Chapter of the War
Though U.S. forces are leaving Afghanistan, the war could continue with remotely controlled drone strikes — and even less accountability.
U.S. Citizen in Afghanistan Was Desperate to Get Out — but the State Department Never Called Back
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/31/us-citizen-afghanistan-evacuation-state-department/
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U.S. Citizen in Afghanistan Was Desperate to Get Out — but the State Department Never Called Back
Prince Wafa, an Afghan American, fears for his life because of his work with the U.S. military.
Over Two Decades, U.S.’s Global War on Terror Has Taken Nearly 1 Million Lives and Cost $8 Trillion
https://theintercept.com/2021/09/01/war-on-terror-deaths-cost/
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Over Two Decades, U.S. Global War on Terror Has Taken Nearly 1 Million Lives and Cost $8 Trillion
Brown University’s Costs of War project conservatively estimated that the U.S. global war on terror has taken nearly 1 million lives and cost $8 trillion.
FBI Spy Planes Monitored a Single Suspect for Nearly 429 Hours
https://theintercept.com/2021/09/01/fbi-spy-plane-alazhari-surveillance/
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FBI Spy Planes Monitored a Single Suspect for Nearly 429 Hours
In Muhammed Momtaz Alazhari’s case, a federal court filing reveals the previously unknown lengths the FBI will go to use spy planes against individuals.
The Supreme Court Will Not Save Us From the Decimation of Abortion Rights
https://theintercept.com/2021/09/01/texas-abortion-rights-sb8-supreme-court/
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The Supreme Court Will Not Save Us From the Decimation of Abortion Rights
With Texas all but banning abortion and endorsing a repugnant vigilantism, we need to look for other ways to protect access to abortion.
California Democrats Eye Long Game to Delay Military’s ICBM Program
https://theintercept.com/2021/09/01/nuclear-weapons-arms-control/
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California Democrats Eye Long Game to Delay Military’s ICBM Program
Reps. John Garamendi and Ro Khanna are planning for an eventual floor vote on whether to pause the replacement of the nuclear weapon system.
Hurricane Ida Makes a Mockery of Big Oil’s Philanthropy
https://theintercept.com/2021/09/02/hurricane-ida-fossil-fuel-greenwashing/
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Hurricane Ida Makes a Mockery of Big Oil’s Philanthropy
During Hurricane Ida, energy companies briefly paused efforts to claim credit for combating the problems they’ve caused.
I Reported on the War in Afghanistan. Was I Complicit in the Harm America Caused?
https://theintercept.com/2021/09/02/afghanistan-war-press-complicit/
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I Reported on the War in Afghanistan. Was I Complicit in the Harm America Caused?
Moral injury describes the inner collapse we feel, as civilians on the margins of endless war, when our leaders betray the people who helped us.
Biden’s Basic Question in a 2009 White House Meeting Exposed the Folly of the Afghanistan War
https://theintercept.com/2021/09/02/afghanistan-obama-war-biden/
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Biden’s Basic Question in a 2009 White House Meeting Exposed the Folly of the Afghanistan War
“If the government’s a criminal syndicate a year from now, how will troops make a difference?”
The West Virginia Senator Reaps Big Financial Rewards From a Network of Coal Companies With Grim Records of Pollution, Safety Violations, and Death
https://theintercept.com/2021/09/03/joe-manchin-coal-fossil-fuels-pollution/
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Joe Manchin’s Dirty Empire
The West Virginia senator reaps big financial rewards from a network of coal companies with grim records of pollution, safety violations, and death.
What the U.S. Could Have Bought After 9/11 Instead of a "War on Terror"
https://theintercept.com/2021/09/03/war-on-terror-911-cost-climate-health-care/
https://theintercept.com/2021/09/03/war-on-terror-911-cost-climate-health-care/
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What the U.S. Could Have Bought After 9/11 Instead of a “War on Terror”
We could have had a cooler planet, universal health care, and an end to the coronavirus pandemic — if we’d chosen life over death.