Aaron Cantu
The Intercept
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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How Trump’s Border Wall Perpetuates the Legacy of Colonialism on the Rio Grande
The government has submitted condemnation notices for hundreds of mostly Hispanic landowners to build the Rio Grande Valley portion of its wall. → Read More
ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE: AN INDICTED JOURNALIST REFLECTS ON CONSPIRACY IN TODAY’S AMERICA
His actions consisted of walking, wearing black and being a witness to history as a freelance journalist. Yet, a few months later, and despite having no clear evidence of such crimes, federal prosecutors slammed him with eight felony charges including conspiracy to riot and property damage. → Read More
Detroit’s Hidden Crack Casualties
An old case sheds new light on police abuse in the crack era, raising doubts about old convictions, and exposing the collateral costs of Detroit's drug war. → Read More
Oakland Residents Respond as the Largest Police Training in the World Invades
This past weekend in Pleasanton, California, a suburb of San Francisco, elite police teams from as far away as South Korea, Uruguay, and Jordan converged for the ninth annual Urban Shield Expo and Conference, one of the largest tactical-police summits in the world. → Read More
It's Going to Be a Bit Harder to Sell Ivory and Rhino Horn in California
California is poised to become the third state to regulate the trade within its borders — and follows a new federal prohibition on interstate trade. → Read More
Police in Texas Hospital Shoot Patient in the Chest
The patient's brother wasn't surprised that police came so close to fatally shooting his younger sibling in a space designed to care for people. → Read More
Here's Why Brushing Your Teeth Is Bad for the Oceans
A significant amount of plastic pollution in the world's oceans comes from personal hygienic products like facial scrubs and toothpaste. → Read More
Here's How Artificial Leaves Could Produce Zero-Emissions Fuel
Researchers in Australia have developed a solar-powered process for producing hydrogen that mimics photosynthesis. → Read More
This Graphic Video of a Live Whale Shark Being Sawed Apart Is Pissing People Off
China has no anti-cruelty laws in place but a growing movement is calling for animal rights protections to be adopted. → Read More
Texas Pipeline Company Admits Santa Barbara Oil Spill Was 40 Percent Larger Than Estimated
The pipeline, owned by Plains All American Pipeline, burst in May and led to hundreds of bird and mammal deaths, in what was the worst spill in 25 years → Read More
Railroad Companies Don't Want to Disclose Where — and When — Their 'Bomb Trains' Are Traveling
The US Federal Railroad Administration will continue to require companies to inform emergency responders about oil-by-rail shipments — But the industry says it's a security risk to disclose the information to the public. → Read More
Here's How Many People Died in London From Air Pollution
A King's College London study found that almost 9,500 people died in the capital from exposure to particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide pollution in 2010. → Read More
Residents Fight Back Against Pittsburgh's Privatized Water Authority
Pittsburgh residents, some who've seen their water bill climb as high as 600 percent, have filed suit against their municipal water authority as well as the corporation that pulls its strings. → Read More
Former ExxonMobil Scientist Says the Company Has Long Known of Its Climate Change Impacts
Despite being aware of climate change as early as 1981, the company has provided over $30 million to groups that have sown doubt about the scientific consensus that the Earth is warming and human activities are the primary cause. → Read More
The Number of Wildfires In Alaska Has Doubled Since the 1950s
The surface area burned each year has increased ten-fold since the mid-20th century, which releases vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. → Read More
For The First Time in Decades, McDonald's Is Closing More Stores Than It's Opening
Industry watchers say the world's largest fast-food chain is suffering from its association with industrial farming practices and lower-quality ingredients. → Read More
Saudi Arabia Says It's Ditching Fossil Fuels â Kinda
The Saudi oil minister says the Kingdom might phase out its use of fossil fuels by mid-century and become a global leader in renewable energy production. → Read More
It Turns Out bin Laden Was Worried About Climate Change
In letters released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the former al Qaeda leader laments the 'great suffering' of Pakistani flood victims. → Read More
Here's How Hot and Dry California Might Get by 2100
Researchers at UCLA predict a 'super summer' of an additional 60-90 days with temperatures over 95 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. → Read More
Exclusive Dispatch: Private Water Industry Says Water Bills "Have to Go Up"
Water privatization advocates are using the logic of austerity to argue for raising water utility bills. → Read More