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.
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
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.
What to Do — And Not to Do — About a Judge Like Emil Bove
The constitutional order will not defend us from a judge so committed to Trump’s presidential authoritarianism.
Will Gaza Ever Know a Real Ceasefire, or Just a Pause Before the Next Bomb?
What does hope mean when your city is flattened and everyone you know is slowly starving?
“Food Has Become a Memory”: My Hunger Diary in Gaza
A 21-year-old writer living in Gaza documents her daily life under the U.S.–Israeli program of mass starvation.
Zohran Mamdani and the “Black Vote”
Mamdani struggled against Andrew Cuomo in majority-Black precincts — but his lackluster performance may not tell the whole story.
ICE Campaign of Violence Will Lead to More Deaths
Jaime Alanis’s death shows the horrific consequences of a secret police force behaving with utter impunity.