Liz Cheney’s Stand Had Nothing to Do With Principle. Ask Her Sister.
Don’t expect much sincerity from the same Wyoming representative who once threw her sibling overboard for political gain.
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
The Business Class Has Been Fearmongering About Worker Shortages for Centuries
Our so-called staffing crisis hearkens back to the colonial era.
"Woke" CIA Ad Is No Reason to Throw Out the Language of Liberation
Opponents of "wokeness" want to declare anti-racist struggle dead, but co-optation doesn't determine the radical usefulness of a concept.
Contributions to Swing District Democrats by AOC Add Obstacle for Challengers
The contributions also signal a retreat from the theory of change upon which Ocasio-Cortez originally ran.
Sex Work Prosecution Changes in New York Are a Welcome Step — but Not Enough
The idea of a clean divide between the innocent and exploited versus the guilty exploiters is fantastical cop ideology.
Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Was a Relief — but Courts Cannot Deliver Racial Justice
The killing of a Black girl, Ma’Khia Bryant, just minutes before Chauvin’s conviction is a reminder of how violent the broader system is.
The U.S. Could Have Left Afghanistan Years Ago, Sparing Many Lives
America will depart without having accomplished its goals and with more Afghan suffering ahead.
There Shouldn’t Be Vaccine Patents in a Health Crisis. Most Americans Agree: Waive Them.
A new poll found most Americans want Biden to break drug companies' monopolies and end Covid-19 vaccine apartheid.
The Journalist and the Whistleblower
As the government attacks press freedom, reporters must consider their responsibility to sources — and each other.
Why the Idaho GOP Wants to Ban Anti-Racist and Anti-Sexist Education
This isn't about wokeness. It's the latest chapter of white supremacist backlash — and we can't let it succeed.