A member of the U.S. Military inside of the Camp 2 cell block at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on May 9, 2006. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Hickman was on guard duty at Guantánamo Bay, in… Read More ›
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In Australia's Election, Rupert Murdoch Was a Surprise Loser
Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp and co-chairman of 21st Century Fox, in Sun Valley, Idaho on July 10, 2018. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Rupert Murdoch, who oversees a global media empire that includes Fox News, doesn’t like losing, but… Read More ›
We All Know Mass Killers Love the AR-15. Now Meet Their Favorite Bullet.
A hollow-point bullet expanded after being fired from a gun. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto Many circumstances of this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are incomprehensible. That a teenager did not need a license to legally buy two military-style long… Read More ›
After Buffalo, Will Corporate America Turn Against the Murdochs and Fox News?
Rupert Murdoch, left, and his son Lachlan Murdoch in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 13, 2018. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images If your anger at Fox News is directed toward Tucker Carlson, you’re focusing on the symptom rather than… Read More ›
Liberals Are Celebrating a New Book on Rural Trump Voters That Falls Apart Under the Simplest Inspection
A store covered with Trump signs in support of the former president is seen in Steep Falls, Maine, on Aug. 5, 2021. Photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images This past week, Maine Democratic state Sen. Chloe Maxmin has received glowing… Read More ›
Russia-Ukraine War Is Another Reason to Break Free of Dirty Steel, but U.S. Companies Still Chase Profits Over Green Future
The Azovstal Steel and Iron Works facility operated by Metinvest Group in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Jan. 15, 2022. Photo: Christopher Occhicone/Bloomberg via Getty Images The war in Ukraine has threatened a vital component of the U.S. industrial base: steel production…. Read More ›
Big Tech’s Kafkaesque Approach to Censorship Is Driven by an Abiding Contempt for Its Audience
Ryan Grim, left, and Robby Soave, right, host The Hill’s morning politics show “Rising,” in a screenshot from a YouTube broadcast in March 2022. Photo: The Hill The politics morning show “Rising,” produced by The Hill and which I currently… Read More ›
Don't Be a Tankie: How the Left Should Respond to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
A convoy of Russian military vehicles drives through Rostov, Russia, toward eastern Ukraine on Feb. 23, 2022. Photo: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images With Russia’s massive invasion of Ukraine from three directions, Russian President Vladimir Putin seems determined to overthrow… Read More ›
Vaccine Passports Are Here to Stay. Why Worry?
Illustration: Soohee Cho/The Intercept “Yeah I use the pass. What should I be afraid of?” That’s Jack, a friend who works in state and city politics, responding to a poll I posted on Facebook about digital Covid-19 vaccination passports. “Are… Read More ›
The 10 Worst Americans of 2021
From top left, clockwise: Rupert Murdoch, Sen. Joe Manchin, President Joe Biden, Elon Musk, former President Donald Trump, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Photo illustration: Shaun Lucas/The Intercept, Getty Images At this time of year we… Read More ›