Lindsay Beyerstein
Award-winning documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist. Host of The Breach podcast by Rewire.news. Sidney Judge for @SidneyHillman.
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Why Republicans Play Dirty
They fear that if they stick to the rules, they will lose everything. Their behavior is a threat to democratic stability.
Behind the Whistle-Blower Case, a Long-Held Trump Grudge Toward Ukraine
The president and his allies have been pressing Ukraine for months to investigate Joseph R. Biden Jr., complicating relations between the two countries.
Uber and Lyft Drivers Gain Labor Clout, With Help From an App
A nascent group in California offers a model for organizing a far-flung work force, and wielding political influence, through innovative technology.
Taylor Swift: White Supremacy Is ‘Repulsive’
“There’s literally nothing worse than white supremacy.”
Donald Trump Is Asking A Foreign Country To Help Him Win. Again.
The president sought Russian aid in the 2016 election — and got away with it. Now he’s asking Ukraine to do the same thing.
Trump admin ignored evidence of climate change's impact on migration
An internal report obtained by NBC News showed migration surged from those areas where climate change is hurting crops and farmers.
"It's Over": How the WikiLeaks Emails Were Handled
This detail from Amy Chozick’s story is just confirming something we could already have inferred, but I think it’s important to have it on the record: A few weeks before Election Day, I was stuck in my cubicle poring over John Podesta’s emails. I...
Why the Whistle-Blowing Process Is Breaking Down
The separation of powers has become increasingly subservient to the separation of parties.
Complaints to intel agencies' watchdog hotline doubled under Trump
According to public records, the hotline received 563 contacts last year, and numbers for the latest fiscal year are on pace to be even higher.
Stop Fighting It — Succession's Kendall Roy Is Hot
As one Succession fan notes: Kendall Roy is that delicious mix of self-destructive garbage loser meets baby lamb.
Hillary Clinton: 'The president asked a foreign power to help him win an election. Again.'
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blasted President Trump on Friday after his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said he asked Ukraine to look into former Vice President Joe Biden.
Rudy Giuliani Just Declared That It’s Open Season for Foreign Influence
Kyiv may have said “no,” but Trump’s personal lawyer has opened the floodgates for other governments to follow the president’s bidding and investigate and throw dirt on his rivals.
N.J. jail inmate who died allegedly pleaded for water as staff laughed
Mario Terruso's death is being investigated by the state office of the attorney general.
A DNA Test Revealed This Man Is 4% Black. Now He Wants To Abolish Affirmative Action.
Should DNA test results give someone access to affirmative action programs?
WSJ News Exclusive | Trump Repeatedly Pressed Ukraine President to Investigate Biden’s Son
President Trump in a July phone call repeatedly pressured the president of Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son, urging Volodymyr Zelensky about eight times to work with Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, on a...
A Brutal Murder, a Wearable Witness, and an Unlikely Suspect
Karen Navarra was a quiet woman in her sixties who lived alone. She was found beaten to death. The neighbors didn't see anything. But her Fitbit did.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh highlights pledge for universal drug coverage
ESSEX, Ont. — All Canadians should have access to medication that they need, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday, while expounding broader themes of inequality in light of Justin Trudeau&rsq…
State mental health, behavioral health workers file to collectively bargain
State mental health and behavioral health workers will file for recognition of a collective bargaining unit Friday, the latest group of state employees to do so under a 2019 law that extended collective bargaining rights to more than 20,000 state...
NLRB Proposal Would Make Student Workers Ineligible to Unionize
Graduate teaching assistants and other student workers at private universities and colleges wouldn’t qualify for federal protections that grant most private-sector workers the right to form or join a union under a new regulatory proposal.