Manufactured Crisis
Behind the scenes of “After the Buses: Meet The Migrants At The Center Of Texas’ Manufactured Crisis Last week we published our series, After the Buses, a three-month-long project where Borderless Magazine and Block Club Chicago reporters followed 10 out of the more than 3,700 migrants who arrived in Chicago from Texas as part of […]
clickbait and disinformation
Our media landscape has been overrun with clickbait and disinformation, which is largely responsible for Trump’s return to the Oval Office. And when lies replace real news, this authoritarian administration might be able to hold onto power for a very long time. merica’s descent into mass delusion isn’t happenstance. The demise of courageous journalism isn’t […]
Hospitals
Hospitals Gave Women Medications During Childbirth—Then Reported Them for Using Illicit Drugs. Amairani Salinas was 32 weeks pregnant with her fourth child in 2023 when doctors at a Texas hospital discovered that her baby no longer had a heartbeat. As they prepped her for an emergency cesarean section, they gave her midazolam, a benzodiazepine commonly […]
Christian nationalist
In Idaho, locals meet to discuss Christian nationalist church’s growing influence Moscow, IDAHO (FaVs) — Nearly 200 residents gathered to hear a podcaster who is investigating the growing influence of Christian nationalist leader Doug Wilson in the community. MOSCOW, Idaho (FāVS News) — Nearly 200 residents of this northern Idaho town gathered Tuesday night (Dec. […]
‘This is murder!’
‘This is murder!’: Industrially poisoned South Baltimore residents march on state capitol, demand help from Gov. Moore Working-class residents of South Baltimore marched through the streets of Annapolis, demanding Gov. Wes Moore intervene in a generations-long struggle to stop rail giant CSX from polluting their communities. n Dec. 7, working-class residents of Curtis Bay and […]
Jordan Neely’s Killer
In A “Rigged” System, Jordan Neely’s Killer Gets To Be More Than Free. “What’s going to happen to us now?” said Andre Zachery after the man who killed his son, Jordan Neely, was acquitted. “I’ve had enough of this. The system is rigged.” Jurors couldn’t decide on Daniel Penny, who evaded a manslaughter charge through a judge […]
Public Citizen
Public Citizen’s Playbook for Fighting Trump; This is a dangerous and upsetting time – and it’s also one that calls us to action. Even as all of us – Public Citizen staff and our wonderful supporters – are mourning the electoral outcome, we are simultaneously springing into action to organize for the work ahead. The […]
American by birth?
American by birth? Congratulations! But maybe have your papers ready. In a cabin in the Kaw Valley, a few miles northwest of what is now Lawrence, the first baby boy of white parents was born in Kansas. His name was Napoleon Boone (yes, of the famous Boone family and yes, named after that Napoleon) […]
“Bank Black & Green”
The “Bank Black & Green” Campaign Is Funneling Millions Away From Fossil Fuels and Incarceration. The campaign aims to move capital into Black-owned banks that commit to not funding the fossil fuel or mass incarceration industries. Since the Paris Agreement went into effect in late 2016, 60 of the world’s largest private banks have […]
Guns, Latinos
Guns, Latinos and the 2024 Election. Gun violence is a top voting issue for Latinos and Latinas this election cycle. In fact, Latines across the country have widely supported gun safety initiatives for several election cycles now — likely because the community is disproportionately impacted by the dangers of guns. The Center for American […]
