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.
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Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
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.
Trump’s Idea of the Criminal Left Is a Fiction. A Coordinated Defense Against His Fascism Shouldn’t Be.
The president describes a cartoonish fantasy of a George Soros-backed criminal network. If only the left were that good at collective defense.
Jimmy Kimmel Wasn’t the Biggest Corporate Media Capitulation to Trump This Week
The mainstream media barely made a peep about Trump’s latest attack on Mahmoud Khalil’s free speech rights.
The Data Shows Political Violence Is Actually Down
After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, everyone was handwaving about rising political violence. But is it?
Trump Sanctions Palestinian Human Rights Groups for Doing Their Job. Anybody Could Be Next.
It’s the first time the U.S. has sanctioned an organization specifically for using lawful, peaceful tools of advocacy.
“They Fear Our Lenses”: Gaza Photojournalists Speak Out
Photographers in Gaza risk their lives to witness the war. Their images speak louder than the critics trying to discredit them.