Why I'd Rather Be in Italy for the Coronavirus Pandemic
The death toll keeps climbing back home in Italy, but the United States, my adopted country, is fundamentally unequipped to handle this crisis.
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
Chelsea Manning’s Suicide Attempt While Imprisoned for Resisting a Grand Jury Is Further Proof She Must Be Freed
Chelsea Manning can only continue to be imprisoned for the purpose of coercing her to testify before a grand jury. That’s not going to happen.
Democratic Voters Played Pundit in Picking Joe Biden. History Suggests They Are Bad at That Game.
With Joe Biden as frontrunner, the electorate is choosing a comfortable path forward. That path is no longer safe.
Democrats and Their Media Allies Impugned Biden’s Cognitive Fitness. Now They Feign Outrage.
Concerns about the former vice president’s cognitive decline came from his supporters, not Trump or Sanders.
Trump Is a Disaster for Abortion Rights — but Joe Biden Can't Be Trusted to Fight for Choice
Until last year, Joe Biden supported a law that restricted federal funding for abortion — and his flip-flop smacks of political expediency.
Elizabeth Warren Should Endorse Bernie Sanders — Not for Him, but for Herself and Her Mission
Warren stayed out of the 2016 Democratic primary, and it hurt her badly.
Biden Wants to Expand the ACA. Blue States Can’t Figure Out How to Run It in the First Place.
Democrats have failed to build on the Affordable Care Act, not from a lack of good intentions, because of the fatal complexity of the law itself.
Democrats Craving a Brokered Convention — Including Elizabeth Warren — Should Learn the Lessons of 1968
Ignoring the voters’ will through party-boss convention maneuvering is the most likely way to reelect Trump.
On Afghanistan, Three Words I Never Thought I’d Write: Bravo, Donald Trump
Trump is awful, and he doesn’t care about peace or the truth, but there is no alternative to his deal with the Taliban.
Finally, Can We All Agree? Everything We Were Told About Bernie Sanders Was Wrong
Let’s consider the nonsense that has passed for “reporting,” “commentary,” and “analysis” on Sanders over the past year or so.