• Democracy • Featured • Threat Management

    ‘Nonprofit Killer’ Pulled From GOP Tax Bill—For Now

    Brett Wilkins

    Common Dreams

    "Because authoritarians love using censorship to silence opposition, it's likely gonna keep rearing its head," warned one rights group.

    Published On: 05/19/2025

  • Journalism • Press Freedom

    Pope Leo XIV asks journalists to use communication as a tool for peace

    Sarah Ventre

    NPR

    We must say 'no' to the war of words and images; we must reject the paradigm of war,"

    Published On: 05/12/2025

  • Corruption • Legal

    The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

    David Frum

    The Atlantic

    "It is corruption and self dealing on a scale that we've never seen in American history."

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Journalism

    OAN and Voice of America to distribute pro-Trump message

    Justin Baragona

    The Independent

    “Congress mandated VOA to report reliable and authoritative news, not outsource its journalism to outlets aligned with the president's agenda.”

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Featured • Recommended • Technology • Threat Management

    Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp

    Dan Goodin

    arstechnica

    “Turns out regular people don't like companies that help dictators hack dissidents.”

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Press Freedom • Social Media

    Streamer detained at the border and questioned for hours

    Taylor Lorenz

    usermag.com

    Piker's detention occurs against a backdrop of increasing scrutiny of political activists and commentators, especially those who challenge the administration’s policies on Israel.

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Global • Human Rights • Violence

    The Obscenity of Collective Punishment in Gaza

    John Feffer

    Institute for Policy Studies

    Netanyahu is about to escalate, yet again, his war crimes in Gaza.

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Press Freedom • Safety

    A Russian journalist’s escape from Moscow to Paris

    RSF

    Reporters Without Borders

    Exhausted but free, Ekaterina Barabash recounted her escape from the Russian authorities, who put her on their wanted list as she faced up to ten years in prison.

    Published On: 05/05/2025

  • Economy

    Trump’s Recession Has Begun

    Timothy Noah

    The New Republic

    It’s already in Seattle. It will now travel east.

    Published On: 05/03/2025

  • Economy • Featured

    Trump’s proposed budget would mean ‘disastrous’ cuts to science

    Science News Staff

    Science

    Key research budgets would shrink by one-third to one-half in 2026 spending plan

    Published On: 05/02/2025

  • Global • Safety

    Trump’s Climate and Clean Energy Rollback Tracker

    Climate Action Campaign

    Climate Action Campaign

    By cutting carbon pollution and accelerating the transition to clean energy, we will improve public health and create a more resilient economy and a more sustainable future for all.

    Published On: 04/29/2025

  • Legal

    Teaching Gandhi in a Texas Detention Center

    Nader Hashemi

    New Lines Magazine

    A visit to the ICE facility housing the Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri, whose case parallels those of Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk.

    Published On: 04/23/2025

  • Legal • Resistance

    US Philanthropists Warn Against Capitulating to Trump

    David Smith

    The Guardian

    Foundation leaders say charitable organisations could be next in the firing line – but must ‘stand together’ to resist

    Published On: 04/19/2025

  • Press Freedom

    ‘I have always acted within the law’

    Meduza

    Meduza

    Who are the four Russian journalists jailed for their alleged work with Navalny's organization?

    Published On: 04/16/2025

  • Democracy • Journalism • Legal • Press Freedom

    Why the Fight for Local Journalism Matters

    Joel Simon

    Columbia Journalism Review

    To sustain this new system, Thornton told me, nonprofit news organizations need diversified funding from membership, sponsorship, events, and philanthropy, which will need to support local media in perpetuity, the way they do the arts.

    Published On: 04/16/2025

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