MAY 29. 2026

ICE Pepper-Sprayed, Beat Detainees for Protesting “Horrific Conditions” In Delaney Hall Jail

ICE detainees at the New Jersey facility told a visiting Rep. Dan Goldman that the pepper spray attacks were “retribution for the ongoing hunger strike. ”

Syria Wants to Replace the Strait of Hormuz

The country hopes to fund its reconstruction by serving as the Middle East’s new transit and logistics hub.

Of Course It’s a War

Trump’s legal evasion regarding Iran reveals the rotten state of constitutional war powers.

What’s Behind the EU-Mexico Trade Deal?

With USMCA on ice, Mexico City is looking across the Atlantic for new partners.

After Uvalde, Texas Stuffed Schools Full of Cops. They Brutalized Students.

Texas’s response to school shootings was as predictable as it was doomed to produce only more violence in schools — violence by cops.

The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest

From Utah to Georgia, communities are demanding data center moratoriums as concerns move from local zoning fights into national politics.

More Than $100 Million Was Billed for Medically Questionable Vascular Procedures, Government Watchdog Finds

A newly released report, which was based on a study that launched in 2024 following a ProPublica investigation, flags nearly 140 doctors across the country with "concerning" billing patterns.

Alaska’s Deteriorating Schools Could Receive More Than $148 Million for Repairs. It’s a Fraction of What They Need.

Following reporting by KYUK, ProPublica and NPR, lawmakers tripled the funding the state would allocate toward school construction and maintenance. The budget increase would still only cover about 13% of what school districts requested.

Pacific Islanders slowly recover from the strongest storm of the year

More than a month after Sinlaku hit the Western Pacific, the death toll stands at 17 and many families do not have stable housing or power.

Ask a Climate Therapist: Is it still ‘catastrophizing’ if the threat is real?

Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport breaks down some of the tools that can help manage anxiety in the face of mounting climate catastrophe.

Meet your new gene edited food

Campaigners warn that unlabelled gene edited food could soon be on sale in supermarkets across England.

Meat your new gene edited food

Campaigners warn that meat from gene edited animals could soon be on sale in supermarkets across England.

Don’t Count the Quad Out

A more modest agenda is also more credible.

Is your town doing enough to provide secure energy?

The ongoing energy crisis made one thing crystal clear: Europe needs more cheap, home-grown energy. Our wallets were hit hard because of Europe's depe

MAY 28. 2026

Groundhog Day: Iran War Edition

It’s an open question if negotiators can break the repetitive cycle engulfing the war.

Subverting the Nude

In 1970, after living abroad for over seven years, the New York painter Joan Semmel returned to the city, rented a loft in Soho, and, within months,

Graham Platner Is Forcing Centrist Dems to Reckon With “Vote Blue No Matter Who”

Rep. Jake Auchincloss urging voters not to support Democrat Graham Platner in the Maine Senate race shows the limits of party unity.

Tentative U. S. -Iran Cease-Fire Extension Deal Awaits Trump’s Approval

Tehran’s leadership has also not publicly signed off on the agreement yet.

No Commodity Is Safe From the Iran War

From Diet Coke to condoms, the world’s supply chains have faced surprising downstream disruptions.

Meet Me in the Darkroom

The booming Bushwick club scene has lately drawn the attention of “serious” writers and thinkers. Staff writers at prestigious magazines and tenured faculty at elite schools are openly talking about going to illegal warehouse raves and taking illegal drugs—but doing so deeply, politically, radically.