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 19 hours 4 minutes
episode 12: A Is for Abuse: The Saga of For-Profit Schooling in Africa
A startup tried to revolutionize education in Africa. But did children pay the price?
episode 11: Understanding the Silicon Valley Bank Run
Damon Silvers, deputy chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the 2008 bank bailout, explains how deregulation paved the way for SVB’s collapse.
episode 10: Ending the Hidden Occupation
Former Ambassador Robert Ford urges Congress to pull U.S. troops out of Syria.
episode 9: Win Debates Like Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan goes through some of his greatest debate clips — and gives tips on how you can debate like him.
episode 8: How Progressive Democrats Were Railroaded in the Primaries by AIPAC and Allied Groups
A people-powered insurgency threatened to reshape the Democratic Party. Then came the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its allied super PAC, Democratic Majority for Israel.
episode 7: 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 6: How the FBI Infiltrated Racial Justice Protests in 2020
A new podcast from reporter Trevor Aaronson details the story of an FBI informant who infiltrated the racial justice movement in Denver.
episode 5: Tema Okun on Her Mythical Paper on White Supremacy
Tema Okun, the author of a famous (or infamous?) paper on white supremacy, speaks out decades later.
episode 4: Biden’s New Chief of Staff Might Be Very Bad News
Jeff Zients has spent most of his career working in for-profit health care companies with worrying allegations.
episode 3: The Hidden Siege of Nagorno-Karabakh
Trapped by an Azerbaijani blockade, more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians in the contested region are facing a humanitarian crisis.