What We’re Reading
Book recommendations from Intercept staffers, from musical lyrics to the un-denial of death.
Politics
Israel’s War on Gaza
Joe Biden Abstains From Watered-Down U.N. Gaza Resolution, Then Takes Credit Anyway
In the days Biden spent blocking a U.N. resolution on Gaza, Israel killed scores of Palestinians.
Poll Shows Student Debt Policy May Be Killing Biden
Could the disappearance of certain benefits be causing Biden’s weakness among young voters in particular?
Israel’s War on Gaza
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Questions Meta Over Palestinian Censorship
Facebook and Instagram’s wartime content moderation practices have “exacerbated violence and failed to combat hate speech,” the senator says.
How Biden’s State Department Conceals Its “Human Rights Black Hole” in the Middle East
At a key meeting, U.S. stage management stops the world from hearing critics of Israel’s war on Gaza.
Congress Is Pushing Revolutionary Research on Psychedelic Treatments for the Military
A provision in the annual defense bill would have the Pentagon run clinical trials for members of the military with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Trump Allies Are Giddy About House Intelligence Committee's Surveillance Bill
The committee is pushing a bill that civil liberties experts say would amount to the largest expansion of domestic surveillance in decades.
Voices
Vermont Niceness Is Not the Answer to the Shooting of Three Palestinians
Avoiding conflict makes violence more likely.
Israel’s War on Gaza
AIPAC Donor Urges Jewish Republicans to Switch Parties to Vote Against Jamaal Bowman in Primary
Bowman’s opponent, George Latimer, was recruited by AIPAC as part of the group’s $100 million campaign against progressive Israel critics.
The Rise and Rollout of AOC’s Green New Deal
The Green New Deal sputtered on launch yet still made it into global orbit. Left policymakers can learn from the experience.