Radio silence: An investigation into the governor of Kabul
Promoted to governor of Kabul in late 2023, Aminullah Obaid cut his teeth in central Afghanistan’s Daykundi Province.
Building a Post-Trump Foreign Policy
Progressives need to ground international commitments to democratic accountability at home and engage with social movements abroad. Few political figures have articulated this as clearly as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Voice actors fight to save their livelihoods and local cultures from Hollywood’s AI push
Voice AI tools are quickly replacing voice-over and dubbing artists, raising concerns not only about jobs but also loss of cultural relevance in non-English-speaking nations.
Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones
Tropical cyclones that rapidly intensify when passing over marine heatwaves can become “supercharged”, increasing the.
Over 100 Former Israeli Spies Worked for Top US Cybersecurity Firm
A company of Israeli military intelligence officers that trained AI to kill human beings are now staffing the United States’ top cybersecurity firms.
Republicans deploy little-known law to open Minnesota wilderness to mining
Minnesota’s Boundary Waters comprise a vast stretch of wilderness bordering Canada, with over a million acres of untouched forest and thousands of lakes and streams.
George Schaller: The field biologist who helped redefine conservation
Miriam Horn’s Homesick for a World Unknown traces the life of George B. Schaller, a field biologist whose work reshaped how animals are studied and understood.
VPNjet
Die neuen Online-Repressionen schaden dem Kreml stärker als der Ukraine-Krieg. Wie gefährlich wird die wachsende Unzufriedenheit für Putin?
Krisenfest
Der Hormus-Schock legt offen, wie stark viele Länder von Energieimporten abhängig sind. Wer auf Erneuerbare setzt, ist klar im Vorteil.
The Greentech Revolution
The use of sun, wind, and water rather than fossil fuels to produce energy is transforming economies around the world. How far has that transformation already gone and what is likely to be its future?
‘A bellwether for new forms of repression’: 2 Indigenous rights advocates remain behind bars in Russia
Daria Egereva was supposed to be in New York next week.
Power and Abuse in the United Farm Workers
The alleged sexual violence committed by Cesar Chavez cannot be understood as the failing of a single charismatic leader. It unfolded within a patterned system of organizational control over UFW members.
The Winner at the DNC’s Latest Meeting? Israel, Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide
In the aftermath of last week’s big meeting of the Democratic National Committee in New Orleans, supporters of the U.S.-Israel alliance have been quite content.
Defense Secretary Uses Bible Story to Bash “Trump-Hating” Press
Earlier this week, Hegseth took part in a religious event where he read a fake Bible passage from “Pulp Fiction.
On centring the human
To centre ‘the human‘ in AI often ends up centring a narrow definition of being human
Introducing the Symposium “From Incarceration to Erasure: Palestinian Prisoners in the Architecture of Genocide, Apartheid,...
April 17 marks Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, an international day of commemoration dedicated to raising awareness of the Palestinians held in Israeli prisons and to advocating for their rights and release.
Kuwait Arrests Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin for Reporting the Truth
There are moments when the mask slips—when the language of “national security” is exposed for what it is: a weapon used to silence truth.
India
Proposed changes to digital media regulation would facilitate abusive powers over users’ content – new Amnesty legal analysis
What Can Antifascists in the UK Learn From Antifa in the US?
There’s always a ‘boy who cried wolf’ risk to announcing that fascism is here.
