The First Week Under Trump

Days after Trump was inaugurated and millions of people staged protests, we discussed the perils ahead on our new podcast. View this email in your browser January 22-28, 2016 Share Tweet Forward Editor's Picks The First Week Under Trump A few days after Donald Trump was inaugurated and millions of people staged protests around the world, I joined Glenn Greenwald and host Jeremy Scahill on the first episode of our new podcast, Intercepted, for a wide-ranging discussion about the perils ahead, from threats to reproductive rights and the climate to attacks on dissent. Also this week, The Intercept's Margot Williams filed a dispatch from Guantánamo Bay on the first military proceedings to take place since Trump assumed office, and Zaid Jilani identified a common feature among the seven countries included in an executive order on visa suspensions: They've all been on the receiving end of U.S. intervention. Alice Speri examined how Trump's unfounded claims of voter fraud set the stage for further restrictions on voting rights, and Jordan Smith reported that Texas is leading the right-wing crusade to strip Planned Parenthood of all government funding.  Betsy Reed Editor-in-Chief Intercepted Podcast: The Clock Strikes 13, and Donald Trump Is President Join host Jeremy Scahill and guests Seymour Hersh, Naomi Klein, Betsy Reed, and Glenn Greenwald for the first episode of our new podcast, Intercepted.   Trump's Obsession With Faux Voter Fraud Sets the Stage for Federal Voter Suppression Alice Speri Out of 135 million votes cast on November 8, only four cases of voter fraud were documented.   Top Stories   Trump's Muslim Immigration Executive Order: If We Bombed You, We Ban You Zaid Jilani Trump's executive order restricts visits and immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Iran.   Guantánamo in the Trump Era Moves Ahead in Slow Motion Margot Williams The first military proceedings to take place at Guantánamo since Donald Trump took office were as uneventful as they were symbolic.   Texas Is Leading the Right-Wing Crusade Against Planned Parenthood Jordan Smith The state is leading the Republican fight to strip Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of women's health services in the U.S., of all government funding.   Government Scientists at U.S. Climate Conference Terrified to Speak With the Press Sharon Lerner The responses I received from federal employees working on climate issues reminded me of interviewing scientists in China. My presence inspired fear.   Get Ready for the First Shocks of Trump's Disaster Capitalism  Naomi Klein To understand what's coming from the Trump administration, all that's required is a little recent history.   Follow The Intercept

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