They Tried to Make Charlie Kirk a Saint. They Made Him a Meme.
By elevating Kirk to a martyr and clamping down on free speech, the right assured that he would be ridiculed even in death.
Voices
Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
Seth Moulton Sold Out Trans Kids — and Lost His Senate Race
Running as a progressive, Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey forced his centrist challenger to apologize for his anti-trans remarks.
CBS News Spins El-Sayed’s 9/11 Tweets Into a Manufactured Anti-Muslim Scandal
Centrist Democrats opened the door for anti-Muslim attacks on their party’s nominee in Michigan — finding common cause with right-wing bigots.
A New Tree-Sit Movement to Block Trump’s Border Wall
A single tree sit grew into a cross-border continuous protest to defend the Arizona borderland ecology. So far, activists are succeeding.
RIP to the Russiagate Liberals
With Alex Vindman and George Conway’s losses, Democratic voters are forcefully rejecting the notion that Russia is to blame for America’s ills.
The Mossad Suffers a Crushing Defeat Entirely of Its Own Making
High-profile firings show that none of the Israeli spy agency's promises about the war with Iran have come to pass.
ICE Shot a Journalist and Threw Him in Detention. He’s Approaching 300 Days Behind Bars With a Festering Wound.
With the case of Carlitos Ricardo Parias, the U.S. has broken its own record for holding a journalist in custody.
Israel Justified Its Wars by Calling Enemies “Crazy.” Now, the Warning Signs All Apply to Israel.
Benjamin Netanyahu shocked the world with violence in Gaza — then took an unhinged Israel to the mainstream.
No, AOC: “Woke” Wasn’t “Crazy” the Way You Say It Was
Protesting George Floyd’s murder wasn’t the “crazy” part. Centrist Dems selling out was.
Francesca Hong’s “Thanksgiving-Gate” Shows Her Detractors Are Totally Out of Ideas
Today’s Democratic gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin has featured increasingly desperate attacks against the frontrunner.