Trump May Face Prosecution — but Not for His War Crimes
For U.S. presidents, the torture and killing of civilians is forgivable but mafia-style accounting and hush money payments are not.
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Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
Biden’s “Cabinet of Firsts” Betrays a Cynical Approach to Diversity
Diversity helps governments contemplate complex challenges. When it’s treated as an expedient tactic, its purpose is unraveled.
Deb Haaland's Tough Road Ahead at the Interior Department
Haaland will have to overcome the Interior’s legacy of colonialism and fossil fuel plunder — as well as her boss’s moderate centrism.
On Christmas, America Celebrates the Birth of Reverse Jesus
What if we were to actually use the life of Christ as a basis for Christmas?
Snowden and Assange Deserve Pardons. So Do the Whistleblowers Trump Imprisoned.
Press freedom advocates must be careful not to indulge Trump’s conspiracy theories while they lobby for whistleblower pardons.
I Sued Blackwater for the Massacre of Iraqi Civilians. Trump Just Pardoned Those Convicted Killers.
Trump’s pardon of the Blackwater mercenaries who murdered 14 Iraqi civilians at Nisour Square shows the world what justice means in the United States.
Warnock Is Taking White People to Church. That Could Be a Problem for Loeffler.
Ahead of Georgia’s Senate runoff, Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been focused on dog whistle attacks that paint Rev. Raphael Warnock as a radical Black preacher.
Tom Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary Is Everything That's Wrong With the Democratic Party
Our planet and rural communities cannot afford four more years of Vilsack’s aggressive corporatism.
Why Is Marcia Fudge Being Nominated to HUD, if Not Tokenism?
The guarantee of safe and affordable housing is too important for HUD to continue being treated as the short straw.
The Great Reset Conspiracy Smoothie
A viral conspiracy theory blends together legitimate critiques with truly dangerous anti-vaccination fantasies and outright coronavirus denialism.