Briahna Gray
The Intercept
New York, NY, United States
Contact Briahna
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Briahna:
Bernie Sanders Asks the Right Question on Reparations: What Does It Mean?
Multiple 2020 candidates have now committed to reparations, but none have specifically committed to race-specific redress for historical harm. → Read More
Beyond the Rising Tide: Reparations for Slavery Has to Be More Than a Threat
The problem isn’t that universal programs can’t close the racial wealth gap. It’s that the programs backed by the Democratic Party don’t go far enough. → Read More
Ralph Northam Still Doesn’t Understand What it Takes to be Forgiven
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has spent more effort creating factual ambiguity around his yearbook photo than engaging in the hard work of penitence. → Read More
Podcast Special: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Her First Weeks in Washington
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins Ryan Grim and Briahna Joy Gray for an in-depth conversation about her new life on Capitol Hill. → Read More
A Problem for Kamala Harris: Can a Prosecutor Become President in the Age of Black Lives Matter?
The regressive reality of what a prosecutors to is proving difficult for Harris to rationalize. → Read More
What’s The Matter With the Democratic Party? Just Watch Pelosi and Schumer Respond to Trump’s Wall Speech.
The Democratic Party struggles to keep even in a rhetorical battle it should be winning by a landslide. → Read More
Progressive Ideas Matter to Voters. So Why Do Democrats Fixate on the Identity of the Messenger?
Democrats' focus on personalities and demographics over a popular progressive policy agenda and an anti-establishment sentiment may bring defeat in 2020. → Read More
Calling Out Racist Voters Is Satisfying. But It Comes at a Political Cost.
Bernie Sanders’s clumsy comments about voters in Florida and Georgia reignited a debate on how politicians talk about racism. → Read More
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins Environmental Activists in Protest at Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi’s Office
Ocasio-Cortez’s decision to break with decorum and join the protesters could, paradoxically, open up space for her to support Pelosi on the House floor. → Read More
In Victory, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Showed That Authentic Progressive Values Can Redefine Political Reality
On a night filled with hard losses, it was easy to forget that coming so close to victory in places seen as irredeemable also represented progress. → Read More
Both of Mississippi’s Senate Seats Are Up For Election. National Democrats Barely Paid Attention.
In failing to support the two Senate candidates in Mississippi, Democrats ignored the political opportunities presented by black voters in red states. → Read More
What Elizabeth Warren Still Doesn’t Get
Rather than defend her Native ancestry, Warren should acknowledge that diversity means more than genetics. → Read More
Sen. Lisa Murkowski Admits That the Reasonable Doubt Standard Doesn’t Apply to Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation
In her remarks to the Senate on Friday, Murkowski said Kavanaugh's behavior failed to meet the standard set by the Code of Conduct for United State Judges. → Read More
Presumption of Innocence Is for Privileged Men Like Brett Kavanaugh, Not Laquan McDonald or the Central Park Five
Trump's defense of Kavanaugh shows he doesn't care about due process unless it's for men like himself. He sees privilege as their shared birthright. → Read More
Here’s What Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell Gets Wrong About the Evidence Against Brett Kavanaugh
Brett Kavanaugh is not on trial. But it's irresponsible that Rachel Mitchell's memo says she wouldn't prosecute him, when there's been no investigation. → Read More
The Unbearable Dishonesty of Brett Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh’s choice to lie about things that are easily disproved speaks to a kind of hubris, or entitlement, that’s fitting to someone of his pedigree. → Read More
Democratic Socialist Nomiki Konst Announces Campaign for New York City Public Advocate
The former Bernie Sanders surrogate says being a political outsider makes her the best choice for the “watchdog” role. → Read More
Beware the Race Reductionist
In the debates over the proper role of identity politics, efforts to use identity to derail class-based projects have been widely overlooked. → Read More
As Twitter Suspends Alex Jones, Should We Worry About Silicon Valley Regulating Speech?
Sam Biddle, Glenn Greenwald, and Briahna Joy debate how the left should consider free speech issues in the context of powerful online platforms. → Read More
You Say You Want a Revolution? The Anti-Capitalist Film “Sorry to Bother You” Shows the Way
Boots Riley's absurdist comedy about labor organizing is a road map for progressive movement building. → Read More