The War Caucus Always Wins
The new $857 billion defense bill lines the pockets of contractors and pushes the U.S. toward a new Cold War.
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
Addressing Climate Change Will Not “Save the Planet”
The dismal reality is that green energy will save not the complex web of life on Earth but the particular way of life of one domineering species.
Why Queer Communities Are Welcoming Armed Antifascist Protection
After the Club Q massacre, there’s no comparing far-right violence and community self-defense.
I Experienced Jack Smith's Zeal Firsthand. Will Trump Get the Same Treatment?
His handling of the ex-president will show whether Smith really is an aggressive prosecutor — or just aggressive against the powerless.
10 Things for Americans to Be Grateful for at Thanksgiving 2022
Elon Musk, functioning elections, “Andor,” and death — Americans can genuinely give thanks for all these things and more this holiday.
Elon Musk Would Have Done Better With Twitter If He’d Read Noam Chomsky
Musk is impaled on the horns of a corporate dilemma described in radical critiques of the media.
Black Liberation Elder to Be Freed From Prison — but Only on His Deathbed
Mutulu Shakur should have been released long ago, but the cruelties of carceral system know no bounds.
U.S. Government Quietly Declassifies Post-9/11 Interview With Bush and Cheney
In a newly declassified interview conducted in 2004, Bush shows not a glimmer of awareness of the destruction and carnage he had unleashed on the world.
Midterms Show Republican Anti-Abortion Agenda Relies on Minority Rule
But that doesn’t mean we can rest easy in the fight for reproductive justice.
Georgia's Turnout Boss, Stacey Abrams, Had a Turnout Problem
Georgia’s election this year was supposed to be a turnout game, just like 2018 and 2020. You wouldn’t know it from last night's results.