Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is a Handout to His Hardcore Supporters
Putting January 6 rioters on the dole is a new kind of corruption — and it definitely won’t help the American working class.
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
DOJ Escalates War on Trans Youth Healthcare With Criminal Subpoenas
We already know how high the stakes are for patients and their families — and rolling over now could hurt all of medicine.
Dodging FOIA Could Now Mean Arrest and Strip Search, Depending on Who’s Asking
The DOJ is now treating evading a records request as a crime, a stunning act of hypocrisy from the Trump administration.
Big Finance Might Be Dooming the SPLC — Even Before Its Day in Court
Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and Vanguard are tamping down on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s donations as the government’s de facto censors.
Tennessee GOP Moves to Decimate Black Voting Power After Supreme Court’s Blessing of Jim Crow
With the Supreme Court blessing racial gerrymandering, Tennessee Republicans rushed to eliminate the state’s only majority-Black congressional district.
Hasan Piker Is the Democrats’ New Man on the Trail, Whether They Like It or Not
Insurgent candidates like Cori Bush are tapping Piker as a campaign surrogate — but they still face an uphill battle to winning.
Clavicular and the Right-Wing Project to Radicalize Young Men
The popular streamer offers easy answers for why the world has left young men feeling unhappy and alone.
Never Apologize
James Comey, Zohran Mamdani, and the lost art of doubling down.
Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine
After throwing their support behind Gov. Janet Mills, party leaders are left doing an about-face on the insurgent candidate.
We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can
Treating journalism like a casino will harm reporting — and erode democracy.