FAA shuts down El Paso airspace for 10 days, cites national defense without explanation
Federal officials provide no clear justification for unprecedented airspace closure affecting nearly 700,000 residents in major border city.
The fight to keep ICE from reopening a notorious prison
Survivors of abuse at a shuttered federal prison known as “the rape club” are teaming up with local activists to keep ICE out of Northern California.
Consumer watchdog on life support as CFPB rollback leaves $19 billion hole for families
Senate Democrats and consumer advocates cite dropped cases, stalled rules, and a crippled complaint system one year after takeover.
On seeking asylum and refuge
How to do so in a hostile United States.
The bottomless, MAGA Trump indecency swamp
But what reforms come without great pains?/The status quo sneers at balls and chains.
How the US weaponizes starvation and aid in Gaza & Cuba
Like Fidel Castro said to the UN in 1979: “if we do not resolve today’s injustices and inequalities peacefully and wisely, the future will be apocalyptic.”
Justice department under fire as Epstein file redactions trigger congressional backlash
Lawmakers accuse DOJ and FBI of violating transparency law while exposing survivors and shielding powerful figures.
Trump fuel squeeze sparks Cuba energy crisis as officials hint at regime change push
Oil cutoff threats intensify blackouts and humanitarian alarms as AOC warns collective punishment is becoming normalized.
The materialist mind is trying to resolve an existential crisis
“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.” — John Lennon
Thousands protest Olympics’ social and environmental harms as ICE presence sparks unrest in Milan
Demonstrators denounce public spending, ecological damage, police repression, Israel’s participation, and the deployment of US immigration agents during the Milano-Cortina Winter Games.