THE INTERCEPT

APRIL 17. 2026

When Anti-War Candidates Become War-Monger Presidents

Matt Duss, former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders, on how Democrats can win on an anti-war platform and bring about real change.

APRIL 16. 2026

Don’t Trust the Lebanon Ceasefire When Israel Keeps Killing in Gaza

News of less violence is welcome, but let’s be clear what Israel thinks in Lebanon when its Gaza “ceasefire” has meant continued genocide.

The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel

A majority of Senate Democrats voted for Sen. Bernie Sanders’s resolutions to block arms sales to Israel.

APRIL 15. 2026

Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest

The armed and masked off-duty Phoenix, Arizona, cop said he wanted to get kids at a high school ICE protest arrested.

APRIL 14. 2026

Swift Swalwell Fallout Suggests the Democrats Have Finally Learned From Epstein

Eric Swalwell’s collapse over sexual assault allegations signals that Democrats got the message: Voters see abuse as a key electoral issue.

Dem Leaders Aren’t Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers

Grassroots opposition to renewing Section 702 of FISA is building, thanks in part to fears about AI used to sort Americans’ data.

The U. S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians in Boats

The Trump administration has hit a grim milestone with its 50th strike on a civilian boat in the waters off Latin America.

Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”

Meta’s new rules let it ban users or suppress comments that include the word “antifa” alongside “content-level threat signals. ”

Amy Goodman on the Media’s “Access of Evil”

Journalist Amy Goodman — the subject of a new documentary “Steal This Story, Please! ” — on why independent media is needed now more than ever.

APRIL 13. 2026

State Department Tells Human Rights Watchdog to Ignore Trump’s Extrajudicial Killings

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights “lacks the competence” to review Trump’s campaign of deadly boat strikes, a State Department spokesperson said.

APRIL 12. 2026

DOGE Cuts Left U. S. Unable to Help Americans Stranded in Iran War Zone

Foreign service officers fired in Elon Musk’s workforce purge warn the State Department is unable to help Americans stranded in the Middle East.

APRIL 11. 2026

“I Want to Occupy”: Inside the Israeli Movement Pushing to Raze and Settle Southern Lebanon

In the communities closest to Israel’s northern border, residents want to keep themselves safe by displacing their Lebanese neighbors.

APRIL 10. 2026

Trump Administration Wants to Make It More Difficult to Evade a Military Draft

With automatic Selective Service registration, it would be harder for Americans to dodge a potential military draft.

Putting Fuel on a Ceasefire: Israel Tries to Kill U. S. –Iran Talks

Ali Gharib discusses the fragile U. S. –Iran ceasefire with Narges Bajoghli, a professor of Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University.