Today’s Class War Is the 1 Percent Versus the People Just Below Them
America’s privileged technocrats are not ready for what’s about to happen to them.
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
This Week, America Failed to Get Josh Hawley to Feel Shame
Everyone pulled together to get Hawley to correct a false “quote” from Patrick Henry on the U.S. and Christianity. It didn’t work.
For July 4, Here Are 10 Shockingly Radical Things the Founding Fathers Said
The Founding Fathers made startlingly progressive statements that didn’t make it into popular history.
Prigozhin and Putin: Dead Men Walking
In the duel between the Wagner Group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russian President Vladimir Putin, both men lost their nerve.
Trump's “Final Battle”
The ranting about “communism” from Trump and the right is unsettlingly familiar.
A Year After Dobbs, the Anti-Abortion Right Is Grilling Doctors on Tattoos, Tweets, and Too-Strong Beliefs
Unsatisfied with humiliating patients, the anti-abortion right is escalating a time-tested tactic: Make ’em grovel.
Trump’s Mistake Was Committing Small Crimes by Himself
Agatha Christie explains why Donald Trump is the first president to be indicted.
The Debt Limit Bill: Yet Another Triumph for Bipartisanship
Democrats and Republicans have previously joined hands to support the invasion of Iraq, huge corporate tax cuts, and more.
Henry Kissinger, History’s Bloodiest Social Climber
America’s schmanciest people love Kissinger. Is it in spite of his monstrousness or because of it?
The Press is Falling for Anti-Abortion “Fetal Heartbeat” Propaganda
Reporters are parroting — and spreading — sentimental falsehoods.