30-Year Sentence for Transporting Zines Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech
The harsh sentence for a defendant who wasn’t even at the Prairieland protest is likely only the start of the Trump administration’s efforts to outlaw free speech.
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Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
The Left Just Keeps Winning. It's Time for Democrats to Bend the Knee.
It’s increasingly clear that the energy is with the left wing of the Democratic Party — not the centrists, not the establishment.
The Surprising Reaction Inside Iran to Its War Victory
Despite extracting extraordinary concessions, the reaction in Iran isn’t entirely jubilant. Past betrayals are too recent to forget.
Chud the Builder Fantasized About “Race War.” Now He’s Charged With Attempted Murder.
Dalton Eatherly streams his racist provocations online. It was only a matter of time before the violence rhetoric entered the real world.
Trump’s Spaghetti-Against-the-Wall Indictment Against ICE Protesters — and How to Fight It
Trump’s indictment of 15 Minneapolis protesters is a well-worn strategy to criminalize political resistance as a “conspiracy.”
They Weren’t Convicted of Terrorism, But These Palestine Activists Got Sentenced as Terrorists Anyway
The case marks the first time that “criminal damage” convictions in the U.K. have been classified as terrorism.
Indiana Banned Press From Executions for “Dignity.” It Actually Serves Repression.
There’s no dignity in secret executions.
Scott Pelley Shows How Legacy Media Got It Wrong — Before Bari Weiss Made It Worse
Scott Pelley describes Weiss’s horrific pro-Trump meddling, but he also shows how “both sides” journalism was already dooming our country.
The Real “Divide” Among Democrats Over Israel Is Between Party Leadership and Voters
Supporting Israel is now a fringe position among Democratic voters. Why does the media keep covering it like a 50/50 issue?
Stop Calling It a Ceasefire
How many acts of war must occur before the mainstream media accepts there is no ceasefire between the U.S., Israel, and Iran?