Protests and Power Plays: From Tehran to the Arctic Circle
Hooman Majd on the Iran protests and the government’s brutal response, and Lois Parshley explains the financial and tech interests in Greenland.
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Trump’s Cult of Power Cancels Free Speech
Adam Johnson of “Citations Needed” on the White House’s weaponization of Kirk’s death and the broader rightward tilt of the media.
Atlanta Suburb Repeals Law Forcing Protesters to Obtain Consent of Anyone Within 8 Feet
The City of Sandy Springs rescinded a controversial law drafted by the ADL that criminalized public protest without consent.
Hey Elon: We Found a Place to Cut More Than $2 Trillion in Wasteful Spending
The bloated Department of Defense spends more money than any other government agency. So where is Elon Musk and DOGE?
"I Said Good Morning to the Dead": Inside the Al-Baqa Cafe Bombing
Survivors of the Al-Baqa Cafe bombing in Gaza, and the loved ones of the dead, share their stories of the Israeli attack.
Trump Donors Try to Buy Pittsburgh Mayor’s Race
In a clash of self-described progressives, GOP donors are pouring money into the race to unseat Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey.
Trump’s Secret Wars on the World Keep Expanding
An analysis by The Intercept reveals that the “peace” president has embroiled the U.S. in more than 20 military interventions, armed conflicts, and wars.
U.S. Companies Honed Their Surveillance Tech in Israel. Now It’s Coming Home.
After deploying AI tools in Israel and on the U.S. border, American tech companies are now powering domestic repression.
Gaza Journalist Fadi al-Wahidi Avoided Israel’s “Red” Zone. Israel Shot Him Anyway.
Investigative journalists working as part of the Gaza Project used reporting, geolocation, and forensic analysis to reconstruct the shooting of Fadi al-Wahidi.
AI’s Imperial Agenda
“Empire of AI” author Karen Hao on how Silicon Valley’s young AI companies parallel colonial empires of old.