Trump’s DOJ Wants to Deprive Trans People of the Right to Self-Defense
The Justice Department’s interest in stripping trans people of Second Amendment rights would expose vulnerable communities to more danger.
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
Are Trump’s Middle East Envoys Pushing Lebanon Into Another Civil War?
An American plan to disarm Hezbollah is creating tension — with Israel waiting in the wings.
Airdropped Aid Is Crushing Starving People in Gaza
Human rights groups have stressed that it’s safer to provide aid by land. Israel is killing Palestinians by dropping it from the sky.
Bari Weiss’s Free Press Wants You to Know Some Kids Being Starved by Israel Were Already Sick
The site did an “investigation” into preexisting conditions in starving kids in Gaza — the same logic that would have you believe typhus killed Anne Frank.
Inside Gaza’s Only Catholic Church, One Month After Israel’s Attack
A reporter in Gaza finds a Catholic community grieving their family members killed by Israeli bombs, but still worshipping together.
Chaos on New York’s Streets, Brought to You by the NYPD
The police seem to run reds whenever they feel like it — and only they could say whether it’s a real emergency.
Anas al-Sharif Was My Friend. Here’s Why Israel Feared Him So Much.
I met Anas during an Israeli siege of a hospital. He grew to be my mentor — and my friend.
Trump’s Trial Run for a Police State
President Trump’s “federalization” of Washington, D.C., is a test of the limits of his power — and, by extension, of our democracy.
Trump Is Putting Confederate Statues Back Up. Here’s Why They Must Fall Again.
Monuments to racism license racist violence. White supremacists, for their part, know this well.
An Unexpected Path to Hold War Criminals Accountable
It’s at the national courts, not the ICC or ICJ, where Palestinians have the best chance to see justice.