How Climate Activists Pushed the "Left Edge of the Possible"
The strongest climate provisions may have failed, but the past 10 years have proved that organizing can work.
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Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
U.S. Absolves Drone Killers and Persecutes Whistleblowers
A Pentagon report treats the killing of an Afghan family as an innocent mistake -- and upholds a U.S. tradition of excusing war crimes.
Cases Over Far-Right Violence Show Limits — and Opportunities — for Anti-Fascism in the Courts
The Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial and the civil suit against organizers of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville hold lessons about fighting fascism with the law.
Defense Attorneys in Trial for Ahmaud Arbery's Murder Quiz Jury Pool on Racism
Given the racial Rorschach test that is the Arbery death, how do you find jurors who can lay aside their impressions of the case?
The John Deere Strike Shows the Tight Labor Market Is Ready to Pop
The end of the national mobilization around Covid-19 is releasing built-up pressures in workplaces nationwide.
A Florida Anarchist Will Spend Years in Prison for Online Posts Prompted by Jan. 6 Riot
Daniel Baker’s calls for armed defense against possible far-right attacks led to a much harsher sentence than that facing most insurrectionists.
What Else Biden Can — and Should — Do to Fight the Texas Abortion Ban
The judicial back-and-forth on the abortion law shows why the Justice Department's lawsuit against Texas won't be enough.
Obits Black Out Claims That Reagan Conspired to Keep Hostages in Iran Until After 1980 Election
Obituaries for Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, Iran's first post-revolution president, largely left out his claims about the "October Surprise."
We Can Shut Down the Crimes Exposed by the Pandora Papers — If We Want
Crushing the tax haven racket is a big political challenge, but the steps needed are straightforward and simple.
Sarah Everard’s Killer Got a Life Sentence, but the System That Enabled Him Remains
Even after Wayne Couzens’s crime, U.K. Parliament is considering a bill to give police greater authority to arrest people.