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.
https://theintercept.com/deconstructed/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 17 hours 49 minutes
episode 35: Naomi Klein on Conspiracy Culture and “the Mirror World”
Naomi Klein unpacks the world of conspiracy theories, rising fascism, and her new book, “Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World.”
episode 34: Inside the Lefty Congressional Delegation to Latin America
Rep. Greg Casar gives a rundown of a recent trip he, AOC, and a handful of other Democratic lawmakers took to leftist-run Latin American nations.
episode 33: Medicare Drug Pricing Negotiations Advance
Alex Lawson and Ryan Grim discuss the decadeslong struggle against Big Pharma to lower drug prices.
Rebroadcast: The Villages Crush a Grassroots Revolt
Residents of the Florida retirement community banded together to reject a property tax hike but were blocked by powerful players — including Ron DeSantis.
episode 32: How a Leaked Cable Upended Pakistani Politics — And Exposed U.S. Meddling
Journalists Ryan Grim and Murtaza Hussain discuss their reporting on a leaked cable showing how the U.S. contributed to Pakistan’s political crisis.
episode 31: How the U.S. Makes Its Wars Invisible
Norman Solomon, a longtime peace activist, explains America’s magician’s trick.
episode 30: United by Necessity: How the American Revolution Averted Civil War
Historian Eli Merritt argues fear of civil war compelled the Thirteen Colonies to unite during the struggle for American independence.
episode 29: Meet the Man Driving the Right’s Culture War Panic
Conservative activist Christopher Rufo says the left has won America’s culture wars. He aims to reverse it.
episode 28: Congress Melts Down Over Israel Again
Ryan Grim and Beth Miller of Jewish Voice for Peace Action discuss the House resolution declaring unconditional support for Israel’s government.
Lever Time with David Sirota Presents: The Stealth Supreme Court Rulings No One Is Talking About
David Sirota interviews Stephen Vladeck about the Supreme Court’s secretive “Shadow Docket.”