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Inter Press Service
- Argentina is Experiencing an Oil Boom, with Bright Spots and Shadows
For about three years now, Argentines have been hearing almost every month that oil production is breaking new records. Looking ahead, the country is projected to become a major global supplier of what remains the most sought-after energy source. These developments, presented as hopeful news for an economy that has been in deep crisis for
- New Survey: US Funding Freeze Triggers Global Crisis in Human Rights and Democracy
A new survey carried out by the EU System for an Enabling Environment (EU SEE) network exposes the impact of the US funding freeze on civil society organisations (CSOs) in over 50 countries. With 67% of surveyed organisations directly impacted and 40% of them losing between 25-50% of their budgets, the abrupt halt in funding
- Musk is Wrong. Empathy is Not a Weakness
“The fundamental weakness is empathy,” Musk recently told radio podcast host Joe Rogan. “There is a bug, which is the empathy response.” As Musk has established himself as at least the second most powerful person in an administration seeking a wholesale remaking of institutions, rules and norms, what he said matters, because it encapsulates a
The Guardian
- Republican senator Lisa Murkowski says she is ‘disturbed’ by federal firings and unafraid of Musk – live
The Alaska senator made the remarks in an address to the state’s lawmakers and said she will not ‘compromise’ integrityDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than […]
- ‘He is innocent’: family of deported Venezuelan rebukes Trump claims
Brother of Francisco Javier García Casique spotted him in a video showing scores of Venezuelan prisoners being taken to notorious El Salvador prisonDonald Trump’s White House has described the Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador as “heinous monsters” and terrorists who “rape, maim and murder for sport”.But relatives of Francisco Javier García Casique, a 24-year-old from the city of Maracay, say he was a hairdresser, not a crook. Continue reading...
- University of California imposes hiring freeze in response to Trump cuts
President Michael Drake also directs campuses to cut costs, such as delaying maintenance and reducing business travelThe University of California has imposed a system-wide hiring freeze and made additional cuts, its president said on Wednesday, as part of efforts to mitigate the expected impact of sharp cuts in federal funding under the Trump administration.In a letter to staff and students, the school’s president, Michael Drake, said he had also directed all UC locations to implement cost-saving measures, such as delaying maintenance and reducing business travel, to help conserve funds. Continue reading...
- Judge orders Trump administration to return two trans prisoners to women’s facilities
Federal Bureau of Prisons told to transfer women back and provide hormone therapy treatment for gender dysphoriaA judge on Wednesday ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons (BoP) to transfer two incarcerated transgender women back to federal women’s prisons after they had been sent to men’s facilities after Donald Trump’s executive order that truncated transgender protections.US district judge Royce Lamberth in Washington DC issued a preliminary injunction after the women were added as plaintiffs in ongoing litigation over the impact of the president’s executive order on trans women in federal prisons. Continue reading...
- I am a Palestinian political prisoner in Louisiana. I am being targeted for my activism | Mahmoud Khalil
The Columbia graduate and green-card holder, held in Louisiana by immigration agents, dictated this letter to family and friendsMy name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices under way against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law.Who has the right to have rights? It is certainly not the humans crowded into the cells here. It isn’t the Senegalese man I met who has been deprived of his liberty for a year, his legal situation in limbo and his family an ocean away. It isn’t the 21-year-old detainee I met who stepped foot in this country at age nine, only to […]
Ensia
- Journalists, meet climate change
The headlines scream about war, crime, political strife, economic woes. But underlying it all — and more and more often bubbling to the top — is what future historians will likely look back and call the story of this century: Climate change. Recognizing the importance of this pervasive phenomenon, Covering Climate Now, Columbia Journalism Review, the Solutions Journalism Network, The Guardian […]
The Marshall Project
- Search Mississippi Criminal Justice Bills as They Move Through the Legislature
Use our interactive bill tracker to stay informed on changes to courts, policing, prisons and more.
Fair Observer
- FO° Talks: Every Theory of Constitutional Interpretation Is Wrong
Anton Schauble introduces Mark Tushnet, a leading scholar of constitutional law who has taught at prestigious universities and clerked for US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Mark’s recent book, Who Am I to Judge? Judicial Craft Versus Constitutional Theory, argues that no theory of constitutional interpretation is effective in constraining judicial decision-making, not just the… Continue reading FO° Talks: Every Theory of Constitutional Interpretation Is Wrong The post FO° Talks: Every Theory of Constitutional Interpretation Is Wrong appeared first on Fair Observer.
- Trump Turns in His Chessboard for a Deck of Cards
It all began on February 28 at the most climactic geopolitical moment of 2025, when Volodymyr Zelenskyy confronted an increasingly aggressive tagteam composed of US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office. Losing patience with the Ukrainian president who was clearly begging for reassurance that the US would not veer… Continue reading Trump Turns in His Chessboard for a Deck of Cards The post Trump Turns in His Chessboard for a Deck of Cards appeared first on Fair Observer.
- Outside the Box: AI’s Honest Take on Europe’s Ambiguity, Part 2
In Part 1, we discussed the current surprisingly extreme rhetoric used by some European leaders in reaction to their sense of having been betrayed by the United States’s new Trump administration concerning the war in Ukraine. ChatGPT judged that “the current geopolitical landscape has prompted leaders to adopt more assertive stances, which, while aiming to… Continue reading Outside the Box: AI’s Honest Take on Europe’s Ambiguity, Part 2 The post Outside the Box: AI’s Honest Take on Europe’s Ambiguity, Part 2 appeared first on Fair Observer.
Aeon
- By the time I reach him
‘My dad will be gone by the time I reach him’ – a filmmaker captures the first time their father forgets who they are - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
Truthout
- Hours After Trump Secures Limited Ceasefire Deal, Russia Attacks Ukraine
Trump pledged during his 2024 campaign that he could end the war within 24 hours of taking office.
- Hungary Bans LGBTQ Pride Events, Approves Facial Recognition to Track Attendees
Thousands protested the ban outside Hungary’s parliament, blocking traffic and defying police orders to disperse.
- US and Israel Have Laid the Groundwork for War With Iran. Will Trump Set It Off?
For decades, the US political establishment has treated war with Iran as an inevitability. We must reverse course.
ProPublica
- An ICE Contractor Is Worth Billions. It’s Still Fighting to Pay Detainees as Little as $1 a Day to Work.
by McKenzie Funk ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that […]
- How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn
by Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune, photography by Shelby Tauber for ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that […]
- Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts
by Andy Kroll ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as […]
Unicorn Riot
- Immigrant Rights Leader Jeanette Vizguerra Detained by ICE, Community Holds Vigil Outside GEO Center
Aurora, CO — On Monday, longtime immigrant rights leader Jeanette Vizguerra was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers (ICE) and has been incarcerated at the for-profit GEO ICE Detention Center in Aurora since. Supporters of Vizguerra, including her children, have been rallying outside… The post Immigrant Rights Leader Jeanette Vizguerra Detained by ICE, Community Holds Vigil Outside GEO Center appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.
Sludge
- Schumer Surrenders On Air
The highest-ranking elected Democrat said that he will wait for President Trump to defy the Supreme Court before taking stronger action.
Democracy Now!
- Democracy Now! 2025-03-19 Wednesday
Headlines for March 19, 2025; Israeli Strikes Kill 174+ Children in Gaza as Netanyahu Breaks Ceasefire to Save Political Career; “We Live in a Fascist Dictatorship”: Elie Mystal on Trump’s Lawlessness, Attacks on the Judiciary; ICE Agents Detain Immigrant Leader Jeanette Vizguerra, Who Once Sought Sanctuary in Denver Church; Sabotaging Social Security: Trump & Musk Move Ahead with Plan to Cut Agency Staff & Critical Services
Latino USA
- Can El Salvador Really Jail Americans?
In early February, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele made an unprecedented and controversial offer: to incarcerate U.S. citizens in El Salvador.... The post Can El Salvador Really Jail Americans? appeared first on Latino USA.
- The Real Lives of Human Smugglers With Jason De León
Renowned anthropologist Jason De León was at a migrant shelter in Chiapas, Mexico in 2015 when he was getting ready... The post The Real Lives of Human Smugglers With Jason De León appeared first on Latino USA.
- Teresa Urrea: The Mexican Joan of Arc
In 1892, the Mexican dictator Porfirio Díaz exiled Teresa Urrea from Mexico. He called her the most dangerous girl in... The post Teresa Urrea: The Mexican Joan of Arc appeared first on Latino USA.
Yale Environment 360
- Carbon Dioxide Levels Highest in 800,000 Years
Temperatures and carbon dioxide levels hit new highs last year, according to a U.N. report detailing the dire state of the global climate.Read more on E360 →
The Appeal
- DOJ Seeks Five-Year Minimum Sentences for Tesla Property Damage
Federal prosecutors have filed charges against at least three people for allegedly damaging Tesla property. The post DOJ Seeks Five-Year Minimum Sentences for Tesla Property Damage appeared first on The Appeal.
- Trans Prisoners Say Trump’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Could Be Deadly
“I’d rather not live than be forced to live as a man,” a trans woman in a federal prison in New Jersey said in a sworn statement. The post Trans Prisoners Say Trump’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Could Be Deadly appeared first on The Appeal.
WhoWhatWhy
- Throwing His Weight Class Around
President Trump un-evens the odds. Throwing His Weight Class Around originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
Inside Climate News
- EPA Deregulation Would Be a ‘Tragedy’ for Health, Experts Say
The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rollbacks of pollution regulations would kill Americans and be a “tragedy” for health, physicians and public health experts say. At a virtual panel hosted by the American Lung Association on Wednesday, physicians and health experts highlighted the human health implications of the EPA’s efforts to roll back regulations on particulate
- New Study Reinforces Worries About Pulses of Rapid Sea Level Rise
A new analysis of ancient layers of peat at the bottom of the North Sea will help scientists more accurately project how much sea level will rise in the coming decades and centuries. The research shows how fast sea level rose about 11,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, the last
Grist
- How the Klamath Dams Came Down
Loading… How the Klamath Dams Came Down By Anita Hofschneider and Jake Bittle Illustrations by Jackie Fawn March 19, 2025 Last year, tribal nations in Oregon and California won a decades-long fight for the largest dam removal in U.S. history. This is their story. Part 1 Fish and Paper Part 2 A Business Decision Part
- Alaska Natives want the US military to clean up its toxic waste
Now they're turning to the UN for help.
- You rely on this agency’s data for weather and climate forecasts. DOGE is decimating its workforce.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to cut 20 percent of its workforce, a move the agency's former chair warned will be felt through “every component of American society.”
The Conversation
- How power imbalance, misread signs and strategic blunders clouded Hamas’ judgment over Gaza ceasefire
More than 400 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since fighting resumed following a weekslong ceasefire.
- Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Turkey’s Erdogan is really worried this time
Long-serving, autocratic-leaning Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to extend his tenure beyond constitutionally set term limit.
- Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis − a legal scholar unpacks the complicated case
The current case focused on the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants raises concerns about whether the president will continue to respect the country’s legal system.
- US isn’t first country to dismantle its foreign aid office − here’s what happened after the UK killed its version of USAID
In 2020, British Conservatives cited cost-cutting to force the UK’s foreign aid office into a merger. Five years later, it hasn’t recovered its budget or expertise.
- Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won’t be simple and could have unintended consequences
The Trump administration’s goal is to roll back rules limiting planet-warming greenhouse gases emissions from power plants, vehicles and oil and gas production, but it could backfire for industry.
The Trace
- Several Law Enforcement Agencies Have Stopped Reselling Guns
More than a dozen law enforcement agencies have stopped reselling their used guns or pledged to reconsider the practice after an investigation by The Trace, CBS News, and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. The investigation, published last year, revealed that more than 52,000 former police guns had resurfaced in robberies, domestic violence incidents, The post Several Law Enforcement Agencies Have Stopped Reselling Guns appeared first on The Trace.
- In the Trump Era, One Gun Reform Group Shifts Focus From Politics to Economics
With a Republican-dominated Congress and President Donald Trump back in the White House, many gun reform advocates fear that the country’s progress on firearm safety policy will stall out, or possibly reverse course. Guns Down America is charting a different path. The gun violence prevention organization has long been one of the more unorthodox of The post In the Trump Era, One Gun Reform Group Shifts Focus From Politics to Economics appeared first on The Trace.
- Philadelphia Moves to Bolster Violence Prevention As Federal Funds Evaporate
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new budget proposal fully funds the city’s violence prevention programs, which officials say were instrumental in reducing homicides and shootings by more than 35 percent last year. During a March 13 budget address, Parker reiterated that public safety is her top priority. Her $6.7 billion budget proposal includes $186.4 million in The post Philadelphia Moves to Bolster Violence Prevention As Federal Funds Evaporate appeared first on The Trace.
Quanta Magazine
- Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker? New Evidence Strengthens the Case.
Last year, an enormous map of the cosmos hinted that the engine driving cosmic expansion might be sputtering. Now physicists are back with an even bigger map, and a stronger conclusion. The post Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker? New Evidence Strengthens the Case. first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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