Trump Demanded El Mencho’s Head. Mexicans Are Paying the Price.
The violence in Mexico is fueled by U.S. guns and money. Killing a cartel boss won’t change that.
World
Trump Menaces Iran With Massive Armada Capable of Prolonged War
The amount of military forces gathering near Iran dwarfs even the monthslong build-up before the U.S. coup in Venezuela.
By Slashing Foreign Aid, Trump Is Fueling the Spread of HIV in Uganda
Reporting from Uganda, The Intercept saw how Trump’s effort to slash foreign aid is encouraging the transmission of HIV.
An American Citizen Has Been Stuck in El Salvador’s Prison System Since the Biden Administration
Two years before Trump sent Kilmar Ábrego García to CECOT, the Bukele regime arrested a U.S. citizen for his tattoos. The Biden administration didn’t intervene.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israeli Military Found Gaza Health Ministry Death Toll Was Accurate. Will These Deniers Admit It?
Denial of the Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll helped buoy American support for Israel’s genocide.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Zohran Mamdani Wants NYC to Divest From Israel — But New Comptroller Pledges to Buy War Bonds
A human rights group fanned the flames of conflict by threatening legal action if the city invested in war crimes.
License to Kill
Families of Boat Strike Victims Sue U.S. for “Manifestly Unlawful” Killings
A lawsuit aims to hold the Trump administration accountable for killing two Trinidadian men in an airstrike in the Caribbean.
Voices
It Always Comes Back to Our Failed War on Drugs
Trotting out rhetoric about drug trafficking was a helpful pretext to remove Maduro in Venezuela — when oil was the real goal.
While Threatening Greenland, Trump Also Threatens Iceland
“Until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me,” Trump said, speaking of European leaders.
Voices
Plans Call for “New Rafah” Built in Israel’s Image — Without Palestinians
Project Sunrise outlines a “smart city” with AI grids. It’s only possible with the continued dispossession of Palestinians.