Trump’s Sanctions Against the ICC Are Unconstitutional, Rights Groups Say
The human rights groups’ suit came as the Trump administration vowed to destroy the International Criminal Court entirely.
Chilling Dissent
An alarming sea change has become a hallmark of the second Trump administration: an inversion of the assumption that, for the most part, Americans are protected by their right to free speech. First Amendment rights are under attack, as Trump uses the tools of the U.S. government to crack down and even punish protesters, journalists, critics, and more.
FBI Raided Texas Activist’s House — Then Offered Her $200,000 to Become Antifa Informant
Federal agents asked about links between the woman and the Prairieland case — suggesting a sprawling conspiracy that fits with Trump’s attacks on antifa.
How Local Cops Are Running With Trump's NSPM-7 Attacks on Antifa
Local authorities accused the same legal assistance group targeted by Joseph McCarthy a half century ago of being part of a vast antifa conspiracy.
The Intercept Briefing
Trump’s Communist Boogeyman Playbook: Charging Protesters as Terrorists
Matt Sledge, who was at the sentencing for the Prairieland defendants, and Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” on the timeworn government strategies to stifle dissent.
RFK Jr. Claims He’s Investigating Terrorism Now, Too
The Health and Human Services secretary is targeting the country's largest Muslim civil rights organization as Republicans run on Islamophobia in a tough midterm cycle.
Voices
30-Year Sentence for Transporting Zines Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech
The harsh sentence for a defendant who wasn’t even at the Prairieland protest is likely only the start of the Trump administration’s efforts to outlaw free speech.
Cops Warn CEO Bodyguards That Luigi Mangione Fever Could Spark Class War
Cops told corporate security outfits that “challenges faced by the middle and lower classes” might spur attacks on wealthy CEOS.
Prairieland Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Moving a Box of Antifascist Zines
Anti-ICE activists received lengthy prison terms — including a 100-year sentence — in the first major trial of the NSPM-7 era.
FBI Tried to Flip Anti-ICE Protesters Into Informants
“They were asking me to inform,” said a protester, one of dozens contacted by the feds, who was arrested while playing the cello.
Undercover Cops Infiltrated Delaney Hall ICE Protest to Spy and Make Arrest
A complaint by Newark police didn’t mention that ICE led the ambush on a protester and made the initial arrest.