One big win and three defeats for Trump in dramatic day at Supreme Court

What’s behind the anti-corruption crackdown in Iraq?

Anti-corruption crackdowns can serve as mechanisms for authoritarian consolidation of power through selective prosecution and detention of… [more]

More than a dozen South African journalists targeted as anti-migrant deadline looms

Journalists are systematically targeted and threatened to prevent coverage of civil unrest, constituting direct censorship through… [more]

Whatever You Do in Russia, Don’t Talk About the War

Russian state suppression of war information through euphemisms, withheld shelter designations, and silencing public discourse exemplifies… [more]

One big win and three defeats for Trump in dramatic day at Supreme Court

Supreme Court ruling expanding presidential removal power over independent regulators represents a significant shift toward executive… [more]

What’s behind the anti-corruption crackdown in Iraq?

Anti-corruption crackdowns can serve as mechanisms for authoritarian consolidation of power through selective prosecution and detention of… [more]

More than a dozen South African journalists targeted as anti-migrant deadline looms

Journalists are systematically targeted and threatened to prevent coverage of civil unrest, constituting direct censorship through… [more]

Whatever You Do in Russia, Don’t Talk About the War

Russian state suppression of war information through euphemisms, withheld shelter designations, and silencing public discourse exemplifies… [more]

Deadly heatwave grips Italy and Balkans as wildfire fears grow

Documents real-world climate catastrophe with measurable human toll, exemplifying systemic failure to protect vulnerable populations from… [more]

The Trump Administration’s Shameless Snuff-Film Fixation

Article critiques U.S. military and administration officials' public dissemination of violent content, framing it as normalization of… [more]

South African leader warns anti-migrant protesters ahead of unofficial deadline

Demonstrates authoritarian collapse and mob-driven governance as vigilante groups enforce unofficial deadlines, forcing mass displacement… [more]

Israeli attacks kill eight people in Gaza and a teenager in the West Bank

Documents extrajudicial killings of Palestinian civilians including children by military forces, representing state violence and disregard… [more]

EFF to Gov. Pritzker: Veto Illinois’ HB 5511

Illinois HB 5511 mandates device-level age-gating requiring age data collection and sharing across internet services, constituting mass… [more]

Pride Month has great significance for those who feel invisible. In Slovenia, many LGBTQ+ people understand just what that means

Documents state-level political repression and symbolic erasure of marginalized communities by an authoritarian-leaning government,… [more]

US Supreme Court vastly expands Trump's presidential power

A Supreme Court decision vastly expanding presidential removal powers represents a significant erosion of institutional checks and… [more]

US Supreme Court backs Trump’s firings; Fed’s Cook reserved as exception

Supreme Court ruling expanding executive power to dismiss federal officials represents significant erosion of institutional checks and… [more]

Dangerous temperatures forecast for parts of Europe as heatwave moves east

Documents escalating climate disaster with record-breaking heatwaves across Europe, representing environmental collapse and… [more]

Pakistani strikes kill at least 28 civilians in Afghanistan, UN says

Cross-border military strikes killing civilians represent militarization and state violence that bypasses accountability mechanisms,… [more]

Hong Kong: Beijing Tightens Social Control

Documents systemic dismantling of Hong Kong's autonomy and democratic protections through authoritarian governance, political persecution… [more]

DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola

Government uses legitimate health crisis (Ebola) as pretext to ban mass gatherings and suppress opposition political protests,… [more]

Central African Republic Latest ‘Third Country’ for US Deportees

Documents systematic deportation of asylum seekers and people with legal protections to unstable third countries, bypassing international… [more]

EV myths muddy the road to electrification

Article documents real-world labor exploitation and resource extraction practices in EV battery supply chains, qualifying as… [more]

Inside Cannes, the Advertising Industry’s Biggest Party

Article documents corporate colonization of public cultural space and algorithmic gatekeeping through stratified access systems… [more]

The Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan Politics

Article documents grassroots political resistance to corporate data center expansion driven by climate and environmental concerns,… [more]

Five Americans die every hour from toxic vehicle emissions, study finds

Qualifies as dystopian under climate collapse: documents systemic mass mortality (41,800 annual deaths) from normalized toxic… [more]

CPJ, partners condemn targeting of journalists covering South Africa’s anti-migrant protests

Documents systematic targeting and intimidation of journalists covering contentious protests, exemplifying state failure to protect press… [more]

The Peter Thiel Ally Who Helped Kill Gawker Wanted to Save Journalism. Then His Site Went Dark.

Documents an AI-powered system designed to unilaterally adjudicate media truth claims, representing algorithmic control over public… [more]

Indian journalists condemn 'denial' of voting and passport rights of prominent editor

Prominent editor allegedly stripped of voting and passport rights through administrative deletion from electoral rolls, exemplifying state… [more]