We’re not going to sugarcoat it: The Intercept doesn’t have the resources we need to meet the moment — and the people in power would prefer it stay that way.

While legacy media outlets normalize authoritarianism and sanitize war crimes, The Intercept’s skeleton crew of journalists tells truths and breaks stories others won’t touch.

Our newsroom is an investigative reporting powerhouse, but it’s made up of a surprisingly small staff. And we simply don’t have enough journalists when abuse of power and corruption are becoming the norm.

The Intercept broke the news in September that the U.S. military deliberately killed survivors of a boat strike in the Caribbean. But there are a dozen stories like it we don’t have the resources to expose. It’s already harder than ever to send reporters into the field, contract with journalists on the ground in places like Gaza, and enable reporters to take the time to dig in on a major investigation.

That’s where you come in. You fund us. Not billionaires, not corporations, not hedge funds buying up newsrooms with zero interest in truth and justice. Just readers who give a shit.

How many investigations can we take on next year? How many journalists can we employ as our country descends into authoritarianism? That’s up to you.

It’s our end-of-year fundraising drive, and we need to raise $550,000 by December 31. If you value The Intercept’s fearless reporting, will you donate $5 now to keep independent investigative journalism alive in 2026?

The whole news industry is collapsing, and The Intercept is fighting to do time-consuming, expensive, and politically unpopular work. But it couldn’t be any other way.

There are fires burning in every direction around us. Genocide in Gaza. An authoritarian takeover at home. Immigrants scapegoated. Imperialism repackaged as foreign policy.

To respond appropriately to this crisis, we need to hire more journalists. We need to expand our capacity to unearth government documents via the Freedom of Information Act. We need to go deeper on threats to civil liberties and other critical issues. But how much we’re able to take on in 2026 is up to you.

Without you, we shrink. We publish less. We leave stories untold that need telling. In 2026, when they come for the truth, we won’t have the firepower to fight back.

Will you make a year-end donation of $5 to The Intercept and help us expose the powerful and hold them to account in 2026?

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