Only a Billionaire Could Look at Network TV News and Say: We Need More Bari Weiss
Billionaire David Ellison installed conservative ideologue Bari Weiss atop CBS News, dropping any pretense of independence at the network.
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
The Latest FCC Censorship Push No One Is Talking About Targets Incarcerated People
Brendan Carr is advancing a plan to choke communications for those of us who use cellphones to expose abuses in prison.
What Liberals Get Wrong About Trump’s Executive Order on Antifa
Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea — instead of acting to defend the activists, researchers, and organizers facing persecution.
GOP Reviving Executions for Iryna Zarutska’s Murder, but Rolling Back Reforms Won’t Prevent These Crimes
The far right proposed turning back the clock on lots of criminal justice reforms to prevent similar crimes, but not the change that might work.
The Bullet as Shitpost: Media Won’t Publish Manifestos but Reproduces Scrawls on Casing
From “ANTI-ICE” to “Notices bulges OwO,” the media latches onto memes on bullets. At its core, it’s the shooters trolling.
Videos of Charlie Kirk’s Murder Are Still on Social Media — and That’s No Accident
Politicians demanding the removal of videos of Kirk’s killing pushed tech companies to gut the very systems they now expect to protect them.
Israel Just Bombed the Building Next Door. Will We Be Next?
Our reporter in Gaza City on her life this past week, as neighbors evacuate and Israel intensifies its attacks.
Far-Right Demands for Informants About Charlie Kirk Comments Remind Me of Syria
Authoritarianism flourishes when people fall silent. That’s why the response to Charlie Kirk’s killing made me think of Assad’s Syria.
Israel Gives Evacuation Orders Before a Bombing. Many Gazan Families Can’t Afford to Leave.
Forced displacement inflicts a staggering emotional toll on families in Gaza. It also brings steep economic costs.
Why FCC Chief Brendan Carr May Be the Most Dangerous Man in Media
Carr’s most pronounced quality is his total fealty to Donald Trump — and he’s been busy weaponizing the FCC for the cause.