Politics

A man carries a dead child at Nasser Hospital, Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 24, 2025. Photo:Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty Images Begin on October 7th, 2023. Nothing important happened before this date. History began on October 7th. Never say the word occupation and avoid using terms like, “apartheid,” “segregation” and “illegal settlements.” Avoid writing about the…

You no longer need consent to speak your mind within eight feet of someone in Sandy Springs, Ga., where the local council repealed one of three controversial new free speech ordinances that were mostly written by the Anti-Defamation League. In April, the Atlanta suburb in northern Fulton County passed three new ordinances expanding the definition…

The ever-growing market for personal data has been a boon for American spy agencies. The U.S. intelligence community is now buying up vast volumes of sensitive information that would have previously required a court order, essentially bypassing the Fourth Amendment. But the surveillance state has encountered a problem: There’s simply too much data on sale…

In Gaza, where the echoes of conflict dominate daily life, education has become both a casualty and a symbol of resistance. Through shattered classrooms, broken internet connections, and the constant fear of displacement or death, students and teachers are striving to keep learning alive even when everything around them falls apart. Here, education is no…

A pregnant woman and her 1-year-old baby, who died in an attack on a tent for displaced people, in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on March 19, 2025. Photo: Abdallah F.S. Alattar/Anadolu via Getty Images “Please, don’t put him in the fridge!” she said. “He can’t bear the cold.” Her voice cracked as she pleaded with…

Before signing its lucrative and controversial Project Nimbus deal with Israel, Google knew it couldn’t control what the nation and its military would do with the powerful cloud-computing technology, a confidential internal report obtained by The Intercept reveals. The report makes explicit the extent to which the tech giant understood the risk of providing state-of-the-art…

Americans know that the U.S. government and defense industry exports huge amounts of military goods to Israel — but they may not be aware that in some cases these shipments travel beside them. On Saturday afternoon, a cargo airplane carrying 14 tons of explosive materials bound for an Israeli weapons manufacturing company is expected to fly…

A $500 million lawsuit filed Monday in Washtenaw County Circuit Court is taking aim at the Michigan Department of Corrections, alleging that prison officials subjected hundreds of incarcerated women to illegal surveillance by recording them during strip searches, while showering, and even as they used the toilet.  The suit describes the violations as a profound…

Elon Musk may not be a great neighbor. You can read all about it in a New York Times article detailing what it’s like to reside in West Lake Hills, Texas, near the world’s wealthiest man. In a story describing issues with permits and ordinances at Musk’s property, the Times reveals various characteristics of the…

On Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after The Intercept reported on the issue, New York University School of Law walked back its demand that 31 pro-Palestine students give up their right to protest in order to sit for in-person final exams. The school had said that the students, under disciplinary investigation for participation in…