David Brooks Is the Last Person We Should Be Listening to Right Now
A mass movement against the Trump administration is essential, but no one should take an Iraq War booster’s advice.
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
Why the No Kings Protests Matter
The Trump administration has made it clear that it fears mass, nonviolent protests more than anything else.
“Antifa” Protesters Charged With Terrorism for Constitutionally Protected Activity
After shots were fired at a protest against ICE, federal prosecutors pursued guilt-by-association charges against two protesters.
The Right Wing Desperately Wants to Make Charlie Kirk Its MLK
On Kirk’s “National Day of Remembrance,” white supremacists want to replace a tradition of justice with their own manufactured myth.
I Have Hope for This Ceasefire, But It Can’t Undo Two Years of Genocide
U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire deal marked “a wonderful day for everybody.” Why did it take two years to arrive?
Trump’s Plan to Deprive Palestinians Any Say in Their Future
This is not the time for supporters of Palestinian self-determination to be quiet. It’s the moment for us to demand more.
Black People Knew This Would Happen
Generational experience has taught us what happens when the state builds a weapon for someone else: Sooner or later, it finds a way back to us.
Jon Chait Thinks Kamala Harris Went Too Far Left. He's Just Falling for Trump's Demagoguery.
A year ago, Chait said centrists were winning. When Harris lost, though, he blamed the left's trans rights agenda.
The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act
An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.
Mothers in Gaza Give Life to the Next Generation of Palestinians Despite Genocide
As the Israeli government enters the third year of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, mothers keep bringing new Palestinians into the world.