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Victor Alcala stands outside the Tesla showroom in Alhambra, Calif., on March 14, 2025.

Meet the Activists Motivated by Hatred of Elon Musk

Protesters across the country have been rallying every weekend to try and drive Elon Musk’s car business into the ground.

Jewish students chain themselves to the gates of Columbia University on April 2, 2025, demanding accountability from the university's trustees following the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil.

The War on Immigrants

What Comes Next in Mahmoud Khalil’s Fight Against Deportation

Despite Friday’s immigration court ruling, the legal fight to keep Khalil in the U.S. may stretch months or years.

People try to salvage some items in the devastated yard of a school in the al-Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City, on April 4, 2025, a day after it is hit by an Israeli strike.

Voices

“An Abrupt Plunge Into Hell”: Gaza After the Ceasefire

Israel renewed its bombing campaign on Gaza in March. Killings and food shortages have become the norm again.

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 27: People take part in a protest against the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder who played a role in pro-Palestinian protests by members of ICE, outside the Newark courthouse on March 27, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Mahmoud Khalil who is a Columbia protest leader is expected to return to Newark to face his trial case. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images)

The War on Immigrants

Mahmoud Khalil and the Necropolitics of Trump’s Deportation Regime

Natasha Lennard

WASHINGTON, DC- MARCH 5: Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) listens as witnesses testify during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing titled "A Hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors" in Washington, DC on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

How Much Did Congress Make Off Market Turmoil and Why’re They Allowed to Make Anything at All?

The Intercept Briefing

Unchecked: Rep. Ayanna Pressley on the President’s Power Grab

UNITED STATES - MARCH 13: Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar, D-Texas, right, Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García, D-Ill., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., conduct a news conference during the House Democrats 2025 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va., on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Progressives Push to Assert Congress Power Over Yemen War

Podcasts

The Intercept Briefing

Unplugged: The Backlash Against Trump–Musk

The Intercept Briefing

Journalists Under Fire in Gaza, Israel’s Deadly War on Reporters

Voices

President Donald Trump is seen as Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu departs the White House after meeting with President Trump in Washington DC on Monday April 7, 2025.

Voices

The Clear and Present Danger to the American Rule of Law

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - APRIL 29: Pro-Palestinian students continue protesting on the second weeks of 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment' at Columbia University in New York, United States on April 29, 2024. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Voices

This Is Not About Antisemitism, Palestine, or Columbia. It’s Trump Dismantling the American Dream.

Politics

A masked protester joins an anti-World Trade Organization rally that includes labor, environmental and farmer workers groups together 03 December, 1999.

What Could Progressive Tariffs Actually Look Like?

The War on Immigrants

Trump Appears to Be Targeting Muslim and “Non-White” Students for Deportation

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., wears a pendant in support of freeing hostages being held by Hamas home, before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Small-Dollar Donors Are Asking John Fetterman for Their Money Back

The War on Immigrants

Trump’s Border Czar Faces Backlash in His Hometown for Locking Up a Local Family

Justice

Mahmoud Khalil at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024.

The Case Against Mahmoud Khalil Hinges on Vague “Antisemitism” Claim

The War on Immigrants

At Least 50 Arizona State Students Have Now Had Visas Revoked, Lawyer Says

John Washington

Border Czar Tom Homan speaks to reporters after giving a television interview in front of the West Wing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on March 25, 2025.

The War on Immigrants

Family Detained in Immigration Raid in Tom Homan’s Hometown Is Released

Lethal Injection, Electric Chair, or Firing Squad? An Inhumane Decision for Death Row Prisoners

Jessica Washington

National Security

A Tesla car dealership stands doused in blue paint following vandalism by activists of the group New Generation on March 31, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

Police Across the Country Are on High Alert Over Tesla Protests

The Real Outrage About the Yemen Signal Group Is That It Called for Attack on Civilian Home

Pentagon Keeps Pouring Cash Into Golf Courses — Even As Trump Slashes Government Spending

The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022.

Hey Elon: We Found a Place to Cut More Than $2 Trillion in Wasteful Spending

World

UNITED STATES - MARCH 25: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., leaves the Senate Democrats' lunch in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Trying to Block Arms to Israel, Bernie Sanders Denounces AIPAC’s Massive Election Spending

Police move in to arrest pro-Palestinian supporters who were blocking the road after the Emerson College Palestinian protest camp was cleared by police in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 25, 2024. According to Boston Police, 108 people were arrested and 4 officers were hurt as they broke up the camp. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

This College Staffer Lost Her Job After Showing a Film Critical of Israel. Now She’s Suing Over Free Speech.

Natasha Lennard

Israel’s War on Gaza

Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters

Hanno Hauenstein

Israel’s War on Gaza

Trump’s Pick for Israel Ambassador Leads Tours That Leave Out Palestinians — and Promote End of Days Theology

Technology

View of a surveillance tower next to the US-Mexico border fence as seen from Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on April 24, 2019.

Google Is Helping the Trump Administration Deploy AI Along the Mexican Border

Crossing the U.S. Border? Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Nikita Mazurov, Matt Sledge

U.S. Officials Called Signal a Tool for Terrorists and Criminals. Now They’re Using It.

Musk Is Firing Federal Workers Who Prevent Bloated Tech Contracts

Jessica Washington

Environment

Trump EPA’s Next Move: Making It Harder to Sue for Getting Cancer from Roundup

Schuyler Mitchell

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Israel’s War on Gaza

Trump’s EPA Kills Grant to Climate Nonprofit Over Its Support for Palestine

Which LA Fire Victims Get Money on GoFundMe — and Who Gets Left Out?

FILE - This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the night before, Feb. 4, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. Norfolk Southern announced new details Monday, Sept. 18, about its plan to compensate East Palestine residents for lost home values since the fiery derailment disrupted life in the eastern Ohio town in February. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Trump Inauguration Official’s “Phony Charity” Allegedly Pocketed East Palestine Train Disaster Funds