Thomas Friedman and the Red Lines in Journalism on Israel and Palestine
His column comparing Middle East nations to insects reveals how the New York Times publishes crimes against human cognition.
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Perspectives on the news from Intercept columnists, reporters, and freelance contributors.
Will the U.S. Block the ICJ on Gaza? It’s Thwarted the Court Before.
An adverse ICJ ruling on Nicaragua in 1984 shows how the U.S. subverts international law when it chooses.
Dear Biden Apologists: Reproductive Justice Means Fighting for Gaza’s Women and Children
Democrats are attacking Joe Biden’s critics by presenting a false choice between supporting abortion rights and opposing genocide.
Republicans Claim to Love Both Mothers and Children. Their Policies Prove They Love Neither.
Republicans reject not just abortion, but also health programs and — this month — money for hungry families.
Georgia GOP Proposes RICO Expansion for “Loitering” Protesters
In a bid to repress movements like Stop Cop City, the far right wants enhanced penalties based on “political affiliation or belief.”
Why Israel’s Violence Gets So Much Notice (It’s Not Antisemitism)
The question of Israel is whether European colonialism can ever make peace with the rest of the world.
I Resigned From the DNC in Protest of Biden’s Backing of Palestinian Slaughter
Biden’s proposed immigration crackdown in return for Israeli military funding is the epitome of Democrats' hypocrisy and groupthink.
U.S. Democracy Hangs on Two Men’s Egos
Trump and Biden each believes that he alone can fix it. One will wreck it; the other could.
Let’s Seize This Opportunity to Destroy Harvard!
After that, progressives should extirpate the entire Ivy League.
Far-Right Judges Are Coming for Lifesaving Abortions
Anti-abortion zealots are using the fractured health care system to erase all reproductive rights.