Each week The Intercept’s Washington, D.C. bureau brings you one important or overlooked story from the political world. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim and a rotating cast of journalists, politicians, academics and historians tell you what the rest of the media are missing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 18 hours 22 minutes
episode 15: “Tell the World What’s Happening Here,” Say Patients in Gaza
Dr. Mohammed Khaleel recounts his experience serving patients, mostly children and young adults with blasts injuries and bullet wounds.
"Lever Time": Dissent Will Not Be Tolerated in the Democratic Party
Today, we’re sharing the re-launch of The Lever’s flagship podcast Lever Time. In this week’s episode, David Sirota and senior podcast producer Arjun Singh discuss the 2024 presidential election, and the Democratic Party’s efforts to prevent a primary challenge to President Biden.
Since 2008, Democratic Party leadership have worked to suppress primary challengers and support incumbent politicians...
episode 14: Solidarity Forever: Building Movements Amid Today’s Crises
Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix on their new book, “Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea.”
episode 13: No to Biden, No to Trump: Insights From Swing-State Voters
Analyzying double-haters’ criticisms of both presidential candidates with campaign adviser Anat Shenker-Osorio and Ryan Grim.
episode 12: How the Gaza War Is Reshaping Social Media
As reports of Gaza censorship on Instagram and Facebook raises alarms, Congress targets TikTok while X profits from government surveillance.
episode 11: Havana Syndrome: How the Biden Administration Is Driving Cubans Into Misery
Protesters have taken to the street on the island, decrying power blackouts and food shortages.
episode 10: A New Haitian Revolution?
Rampaging gangs, deploying revolutionary rhetoric, have vowed to repel an international intervention.
episode 9: Intercepted: U.S. Endorses Pakistan’s Sham Election
Allegations of widespread electoral fraud, rigging, and violence mar Pakistan’s election.
episode 8: Fatal Neutrality: Lumumba, the CIA, and the Cold War
Ryan Grim speaks to Stuart Reid about his new book, “The Lumumba Plot.”
episode 7: Life Inside the Brutal U.S. Prison That Awaits Julian Assange
Over two days this week, a U.K. court will hear Julian Assange’s appeal against extradition to the U.S.