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theintercept.com

Fingerprint Analysis Is High-Stakes Work — But It Doesn't Take Much To Qualify As An Expert
CAN'T PUT OUR FINGER ON IT

Fingerprint Analysis Is High-Stakes Work — But It Doesn't Take Much To Qualify As An Expert

theintercept.com Long Reads 2 days ago

One wrong fingerprint match could send an innocent person to prison or see a killer go free. But proficiency tests are frighteningly easy to pass.

A Spy Complex Revealed
THE IRAN CABLES

A Spy Complex Revealed

2 diggs theintercept.com Long Reads News 1 week ago

Seven hundred pages of leaked documents reveal how Iranian spies have infiltrated every aspect of Iraqi political life.

Everything So Far Has Failed: Why Exxon Mobil Is Being Taken To Court Over Climate Change
BALL'S IN THEIR COURT

Everything So Far Has Failed: Why Exxon Mobil Is Being Taken To Court Over Climate Change

theintercept.com Business Climate Change 2 weeks ago

A New York trial marks the first in a wave of court cases seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry to account for the climate emergency.

The Criminal Justice System Is Not Broken. It's Doing What It Was Designed To Do
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE

The Criminal Justice System Is Not Broken. It's Doing What It Was Designed To Do

theintercept.com Crime 2 weeks ago

"The American legal system has never been an institution of radical social change. It has been an instrument of ruling class oppression."

The FBI Spends A Lot Of Time Spying On Black Americans
ACTIVISION

The FBI Spends A Lot Of Time Spying On Black Americans

1 digg theintercept.com News Politics 1 month ago

The FBI released a new trove of documents relating to its surveillance of black activists. They're mostly redacted.

An American Citizen Was Detained While Trying To Pay A Customs Fee
BORDERLINE CHAOS

An American Citizen Was Detained While Trying To Pay A Customs Fee

theintercept.com 1 month ago

The incident, involving a Muslim man and two family members, saw CBP stretch the law "beyond recognition," said a civil liberties attorney.

There's An Easy Plan To End Solitary Confinement In New York City Prisons
SHUT IT DOWN

There's An Easy Plan To End Solitary Confinement In New York City Prisons

1 digg theintercept.com 1 month ago

There's a blueprint for getting rid of solitary confinement that requires only a few basic steps from the mayor and city bureaucracies.

Leaked Audio Reveals How Coca-Cola Undermines Plastic Recycling Efforts
COKE ZERO

Leaked Audio Reveals How Coca-Cola Undermines Plastic Recycling Efforts

1 digg theintercept.com Business Nature 1 month ago

For decades, Coca-Cola has burnished its public image as an environmentally caring company with donations to recycling nonprofits. Meanwhile, as one of the world's most polluting brands, Coke has quietly fought efforts to hold the company accountable for plastic waste.

How The Secretive 'Discipline' Process For Federal Prosecutors Buries Cases Of Misconduct
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR SOME

How The Secretive 'Discipline' Process For Federal Prosecutors Buries Cases Of Misconduct

theintercept.com Law Long Reads 1 month ago
At the Office of Professional Responsibility, complaints against federal prosecutors for misconduct go in, but they never come out.
Dear Ellen DeGeneres: The Problem With Bush Is His War Crimes
'HIS CRIMES CAN'T BE LEFT UNCHALLENGED'

Dear Ellen DeGeneres: The Problem With Bush Is His War Crimes

theintercept.com Fame Politics 1 month ago
Bush should be treated as a pariah not because he is a Republican or a conservative, but because he caused the deaths of thousands of innocent people and tortured hundreds of others.
Toxic Chemicals Found In Artificial Turf
TURF WAR

Toxic Chemicals Found In Artificial Turf

theintercept.com Health Science 1 month ago
The discovery of PFAS chemicals in turf adds to concerns about the grass replacement that covers more than a thousand acres around the country.
'Nobody Is Gonna Help Me Here': Lessons From Wall Street's #MeToo Moment
STILL PERSISTING

'Nobody Is Gonna Help Me Here': Lessons From Wall Street's #MeToo Moment

2 diggs theintercept.com Long Reads 1 month ago
On Wall Street, most men accused of sexual harassment continue to pursue their careers — even after paying large judgements.
Why Is The Army Still Honoring Confederate Generals?
NOT SOMETHING TO BRAGG ABOUT

Why Is The Army Still Honoring Confederate Generals?

1 digg theintercept.com Histories 1 month ago
Despite protests against Confederate monuments, the U.S. Army has faced almost no resistance to bases named for prominent white supremacists.
US Border Officials Use Fake Addresses, Dangerous Conditions And Mass Trials To Discourage Asylum Seekers
THE WAR ON IMMIGRANTS

US Border Officials Use Fake Addresses, Dangerous Conditions And Mass Trials To Discourage Asylum Seekers

theintercept.com 1 month ago
With the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols program, or MPP, expanding along the southern border and trapping more U.S. asylum-seekers in dangerous Mexican cities, violations of due process are intensifying in traditional courts — and in newly built tents that physically separate immigrants from the judges who hear their cases.
Puerto Rico's 'Generation Maria' Leads A Climate Strike
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

Puerto Rico's 'Generation Maria' Leads A Climate Strike

1 digg theintercept.com Climate Change 2 months ago
The most powerful youth-led climate strike movement of the moment may actually be in Puerto Rico.
How Chicago Police Created A False Narrative After Officers Killed Harith Augustus
'THE VIDEO SPEAKS FOR ITSELF'

How Chicago Police Created A False Narrative After Officers Killed Harith Augustus

theintercept.com 2 months ago
A video investigation of the police killing of Harith Augustus.
Secret Terrorism Watchlist Found Unconstitutional In Historic Decision
GOOD RIDDANCE

Secret Terrorism Watchlist Found Unconstitutional In Historic Decision

theintercept.com 2 months ago
The US government's Terrorist Screening Database included roughly 1.2 million people as of 2017, among them about 4,600 US citizens or green card holders.
Torture And Stunning Neglect Ends In Suicide At Privately Run ICE Prison
'HOW SOLITARY CONFINEMENT KILLS'

Torture And Stunning Neglect Ends In Suicide At Privately Run ICE Prison

3 diggs theintercept.com Long Reads 3 months ago

Guards at an ICE jail put Efraín Romero de la Rosa in solitary confinement despite a diagnosis of schizophrenia. He killed himself after 21 days.

Riotlandia: Why Portland Has Become The Epicenter Of Far-right Violence
LEFT COAST, RIGHT COAST

Riotlandia: Why Portland Has Become The Epicenter Of Far-right Violence

theintercept.com Politics 3 months ago

Why Portland? The city presents a unique mix of past and present white nationalism; policing that enables the far right; weak political leaders; and a legacy of antifascist organizing.

Bounty Hunters Are A Lethal Weapon In A Justice System Corrupted By Money

Bounty Hunters Are A Lethal Weapon In A Justice System Corrupted By Money

theintercept.com 3 months ago
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