The Debt Limit Is Just One of America’s Six Worst Traditions
Believe it or not, the debt ceiling is an improvement on what the United States used to do.
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
The Yemen War Can Be Over — If Biden Wants It
The U.S. is slow-walking peace negotiations, effectively pushing for a resumption of the war.
Abortion Rights Activists Face Attack From DeSantis and Conspiracy Lawsuit — for Spray Painting
The absurd RICO allegations come after the Biden administration hit the activists with federal charges that carry a 12-year sentence.
Josh Hawley Won’t Let Go of His Manhood
In his new book, the senator from Missouri unsuccessfully addresses a genuine problem.
Tragedy in Texas as Pandemic Border Policy Ends — and a Rush to Judgment
The hate-crime narrative that emerged after migrants were killed in Brownsville ignored details about history and life in the border town.
What the Debt Limit Fight Is Actually About
It’s not about debt at all. It’s about turning back the political clock 100 years.
Texas GOP Opens Up a New Front in Genocidal Anti-Trans Campaign
A new bill proposes a novel way to block access to transition-related treatment — for adults too.
I Really Think You Should Read Tucker Carlson’s Last Speech Before Fox Fired Him
Carlson showed himself as the paragon of propaganda, courageously telling the Heritage Foundation gala exactly what it wanted to hear.
With Pentagon Leak, the Press Had Their Source and Ate Him Too
Whatever Jack Teixeira’s motives, he's accused of sharing documents that have underpinned major stories in the same outlets that helped hunt him down.
Oregon Domestic Terrorism Law Targets the Far Right. Here’s How It’ll Backfire.
The Democrat-sponsored bill has broad bipartisan support, but civil rights groups say it’s open to misuse against climate and racial justice activists.