The Innocents Abroad

“One of my guiding principles as a white American writing about the US is that it’s important to include yourself in your analysis, to acknowledge your own complicity or at least involvement in the country’s history or power. ”

Founder of Kentucky Drug Rehab Center Indicted on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges

Tim Robinson, the former CEO of Addiction Recovery Care, which once operated more than 40 drug treatment facilities statewide, was charged with attempting to resell millions of dollars worth of tax credits.

North Carolina Democrats Propose Changes to Block GOP Power Transfers and Secrecy

The legislation, prompted in part by ProPublica’s reporting, aims to protect traditional powers of the state’s governor and reform oversight of its court system.

Anthropic Says We Must Stop Authoritarian AI. But What About Its Authoritarian Investors?

Anthropic wants to keep AI away from repressive regimes. But what about its part-owner, the repressive dictatorship of Abu Dhabi?

Federal agency to open tens of thousands of acres of Colorado wilderness to oil drilling

Wildlife habitat, endangered animals and recreation could all be at risk in state’s biggest public land sale in modern history.

Myanmar’s Military Isn’t Conceding Much

Prisoner releases mostly reflect the regime’s growing confidence five years after seizing power in a coup.

Romania Has Perfected the Art of Forgetting

In a new memoir, Nobel laureate Herta Müller condemns her homeland for failing to reconcile with history.

The U. S. Economy Is Proving Remarkably Resilient

Even in the face of tariffs and an energy crisis, the jobs report shows an economy that’s still humming.