The New York Times Admits Key Falsehoods That Drove Last Year's Coup in Bolivia: Falsehoods Peddled by the U.S., Its Media, and the Times
The U.S. government and its media once again help destroy a thriving Latin American democracy.
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Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
Trump Built His Own Green Zone. He Got the Wall He Deserves.
Concrete barriers have been placed around the White House, an echo of the Green Zone in Iraq where U.S. officials lived in fear behind walls.
How Protests Over George Floyd's Killing Exposed Trump as a Lame-Duck Authoritarian
As any authoritarian knows, a real strongman needs to govern either through love or fear. Trump has done neither.
We Crunched the Numbers: Police — Not Protesters — Are Overwhelmingly Responsible for Attacking Journalists
Protests over the killing of George Floyd have seen attacks on the press spike. Our data shows police are responsible for more than 80 percent of them.
What is the Goal of the Protests, and Which Tactics are Morally Justified and Strategically Wise?
Two guests who have been providing illuminating commentary on the protests, Chloé Valdary and Ben Dixon, explore these questions.
Donald Trump Is an Autocrat. It's Up to All of Us to Stop Him.
Each incremental step toward dictatorship can be explained away. While it is happening, no one can quite believe that they are on the road to serfdom.
Getting Real About the Job of Police: A Letter to Barack Obama
Obama’s initial remarks on the killing of George Floyd reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of the role police play in U.S. society.
Amazon "Stands in Solidarity" Against Police Racism While Selling Racist Tech to Police
The company’s vocal support for protests is contradicted by its surveillance products like Ring and Rekognition.
Trump’s Threats to Antifa Are an Affront to Black Agency and a Risk to All Protest
Liberal voices claiming to support racial justice and oppose Trump have offered support for the pernicious “outside agitator” narrative.
Bill de Blasio Needs to Resign. By Defending Police Violence, He Has Betrayed New Yorkers.
On Saturday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio went on live television to defend police who rammed a car into protesters.