In a legal and regulatory watershed that fundamentally reshapes federal workplace protections, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has signed an unprecedented settlement with the Christian Employers Alliance, carving out a … Read More
Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene devastated the region in September 2024, Western North Carolina remains physically scarred, deeply underfunded, and struggling to recover. Yet while residents still live in … Read More
When the Trump administration targeted the U.K.-based anti-genocide protest group Palestine Action with U.S. counterterrorism sanctions, it didn’t just restrict a foreign political network. The U.S. Treasury Department announced the … Read More
Palestinians Asked for Help Against Settlers. Israelis Detained Palestinian Workers Instead Shortly before midnight on August 4, the quiet of the occupied West Bank village of Qusra was shattered once … Read More
The Pentagon’s Secret Directory: Inside the Military’s Blacklist of Disfavored Journalists U.S. Central Command maintains a secret directory of journalists who have been blacklisted by the press office, according to … Read More
Literary Dispatches, Historical Archives, and the Politics of Reading Books rarely arrive in a vacuum. They land on our desks carrying the friction of our current political climate, the weight … Read More
The Cost of Documenting Power in an Expanding Detention Apparatus As independent journalist Carlitos Ricardo Parias approaches 300 days behind bars on Monday, his ongoing imprisonment at the Adelanto ICE … Read More
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently dismissed the early reckonings of racial justice advocacy as “crazy,” attempting to distance her political brand from the turbulent language of 2020. But writing off … Read More
As the Pentagon pushes a post-World War II record budget aimed at countering Beijing, Hawaiʻi faces a dangerous convergence of offensive military strategy, environmental degradation, and long-standing economic neglect. The … Read More
State Department Taps Surveillance Giant Palantir for Free Speech and Counter-Surveillance Advisory Role The Trump administration has appointed Palantir—a data integration and AI firm started by right-wing powerbroker Peter Thiel—to … Read More
