The Intercept

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Far Left: Voices that strongly advocate for progressive policies and systemic change.

Adversarial investigative reporting from a progressive standpoint. Mantle v1 rating based on story selection, framing and sourcing in recent news coverage, cross-checked against independent public ratings. Under review; see the methodology page.

The rating covers The Intercept’s news reporting, not its opinion pages. It is Mantle’s editorial judgement, last reviewed Sep 27, 2026. How outlets are rated. Disagree with this rating?

Rating history

• Rated Far LeftSep 27, 2026

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Recent coverage

• 1 day ago

  Kohen Wiley’s Family Say They Never Heard From Investigators Who Concluded Cops Did No Wrong

  Part of: Mississippi attorney general finds police shooting of 1-year-old was justified

• 6 days ago

  Trump Is Targeting Ilhan Omar. Where’s the Elite Media Outrage?

  Part of: Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home in criminal probe

• 6 days agoOpinion

  America’s Sordid History of Filming Executions as Entertainment

  Part of: Trump rules out livestreaming Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution

• 6 days ago

  Inside ICE, Officials Question String of Trump Admin “Midterm Panic Moves”

  Part of: Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home in criminal probe

• Oct 13, 2026

  Don’t Stop at ICE, Says Progressive Dem: Abolish the Department of Homeland Security

  Part of: Rep. Delia Ramirez introduces bill to abolish ICE and CBP and dismantle DHS

• Oct 12, 2026Opinion

  ICE Raid on Ihan Omar Shows How Dangerous Two Years of Flailing Trump Could Get

  Part of: Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home in criminal probe

• Oct 12, 2026Opinion

  ICE Raid on Ilhan Omar Shows How Dangerous Two Years of Flailing Trump Could Get

  Part of: Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home in criminal probe

• Oct 12, 2026

  Susan Collins-Aligned Super PAC Buys Attack Ads in Portland... Oregon

  Part of: Super PAC ads attacking Troy Jackson ran in Portland, Oregon, not Portland, Maine

• Oct 12, 2026

  Pentagon Finally Counts an Iran War Death — Six Months Late

  Part of: Pentagon updates U.S. death toll in Iran war to 21, adding noncombat deaths

• Oct 9, 2026

  ICE Shooting in NYC Inflames Mamdani’s Policing Problem

  Part of: Federal immigration agent shoots man in the Bronx; judge halts his deportation

• Oct 8, 2026

  ICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness Says

  Part of: Federal immigration agent shoots man in the Bronx; judge halts his deportation

• Oct 6, 2026Opinion

  The U.S. Military Struggles to Protect Its Bases Amid Failing Iran War

  Part of: US withdraws B-1 bombers from UK base amid reported Iran-linked threat

• Sep 30, 2026

  Fetterman Sole Dem Against Investigating His Constituent’s Killer

  Part of: Senate Blocks Resolution on Reporting Israeli Violence Against Americans in West Bank

• Sep 28, 2026Opinion

  Iran Has Wounded and Killed More Americans Since the End of Operation Epic Fury

  Part of: Eight US Marines Injured in Previously Undisclosed Iranian Missile Attack in Strait of Hormuz

• Sep 27, 2026Opinion

  The “Satanic Panic” Made Her a True-Crime Obsession. The Truth Is More Haunting.

  Part of: Christa Pike’s execution in Tennessee proceeds after Supreme Court ruling, then fails