Sean Spicer Is Honored Because — As Bush Officials Have Shown — D.C. Elites Always Thrive
If aggressive war, torture, and illegal spying didn't result in Bush officials getting ostracized, then why should anything?
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
The Clinton Book Tour Is Largely Ignoring the Vital Role of Endless War in the 2016 Election Result
Any discussion of why Hillary Clinton lost, or what the Democrats must reform, is woefully incomplete if it excludes this issue.
Irma Won’t “Wake Up” Climate Change-Denying Republicans. Their Whole Ideology Is on the Line.
Science is a battle zone because it is revealing again and again that pro-corporate business as usual leads to a species-threatening catastrophe.
In a Summer of Wildfires and Hurricanes, My Son Asks “Why Is Everything Going Wrong?”
For millions of people across North America, Africa, and Europe, the summer of 2017 has been a season of wildfires.
Charlie Hebdo May Now Be Criticized Because It Mocked White Texans Rather Than Muslims
The key free speech principle has been rediscovered: One need not celebrate and praise ideas to defend their right to be expressed.
The NY Times's Newest Op-Ed Hire, Bari Weiss, Embodies its Worst Failings — and its Lack of Viewpoint Diversity
As the Paper of Record boasts of its own diversity, the range of opinions it airs continues to shrink.
In Europe, Hate Speech Laws are Often Used to Suppress and Punish Left-Wing Viewpoints
If hate speech laws existed in the U.S., their prime targets would be pro-Palestinian groups, Muslims, atheists, Black Lives Matter activists, and antifa.
Harvey Didn't Come Out of the Blue. Now is the Time to Talk About Climate Change.
Now is exactly the time to talk about climate change — and all the other systemic injustices that turn disasters like Harvey into human catastrophes.
Steve Bannon Is Gone, But His Bigotry Stays in the White House
The White House chief strategist encouraged Trump's racist tendencies but they were Trump's to begin with, and they remain in the Oval Office after Bannon's departure.
Donald Trump Has Been a Racist All His Life — And He Isn’t Going to Change After Charlottesville
Much of the media has overlooked the fact that Trump doesn’t like being forced to denounce racism for the very simple reason that he himself is, and always has been, a racist.