With “Muslim Ban” Ruling, Trump’s White Supremacy Has Moved From the Campaign Trail to the Supreme Court
Donald Trump has not just moved the Overton window — he has smashed it to pieces.
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
Would You Serve a Cheeseburger to Sarah Huckabee Sanders? Where's Your Line in the Sand?
Whether or not you agree with the refusal to serve Trump officials, the United States is far less politically stable than any of us truly understand.
Separating Migrant Families Is Barbaric. It's Also What the U.S. Has Been Doing to People of Color for Hundreds of Years.
Donald Trump's family separation policies on the southern border are horrific — and they fit right into American history.
The Misogynistic Logic of Jeff Sessions’s Horrifying New Asylum Policy For Domestic Violence Victims
Attorney General Jeff Sessions dismissed domestic violence as a “private” crime — compounding his anti-immigrant stance with misogyny.
How Bernie Sanders Evolved on Criminal Justice Reform
Bernie Sanders took criticism in 2016 for not centering systematic racism and injustices — but he's since come around.
Bay Area Muslim Leader Has Her Award Rescinded by Interfaith Group After Pro-Israel Activists Objected
For Muslim activists in the U.S., such events are as common as they are ugly.
Law Claiming to Fight Sex Trafficking Is Doing the Opposite — By Cracking Down on Sex Work Advocacy and Organizing
Laws like SESTA-FOSTA are not only making sex work more dangerous, but criminalizing the very organizing and advocacy that would help sex workers stay safe.
The Democratic Party's 2018 View of Identity Politics Is Confusing, and Thus Appears Cynical and Opportunistic
Given its rhetoric, how does the party justify supporting white male machine politicians over credible female challengers, LGBT people, and people of color?
Glenn Greenwald Interviews Democratic Primary Challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
Can a 28-year-old democratic socialist pull off one of the rarest feats in U.S. politics: beating an entrenched incumbent in a Democratic Party primary?
Donald Trump's Surveillance of New York Times Reporter Is a True Declaration of War Against the Press
This leak case seems designed to dissuade aggressive reporters from continuing to dig into the Trump-Russia story.