Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers
An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.
With Iran War, Kalshi and Polymarket Bet That the Depravity Economy Has No Bottom
Gambling markets have conveniently found a stance that allows them to continue to profit from death and war.
Minneapolis is a precursor—and an opportunity
As our government targets, abducts, and kills us, we are all being presented with an opportunity to rely on each other in ways that are ancient but feel new Minneapolis is a precursor—and an opportunity is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led …
Let Us Explain: Sportswashing
Sportswashing: the use of an athletic event by an individual or a government, a corporation, or another group to promote or burnish the individual’s or group’s reputation, especially amid controversy or scandal.
A Former Top Trump Official Is Going After Prediction Markets
As the battle over prediction markets rages on, Mick Mulvaney is leading a new coalition that calls these platforms illegal gambling.
Shipwrecks, Sham Papers and False Flags: Tracking the Company Behind It All
A shipwreck in India, an ammunition seizure in Senegal, and a raid on an oil tanker in Malaysia – all three incidents involve ageing vessels, operating with false papers and one recurring figure: Captain Suniel Kumar Sharma.
One Solution to Data Centers? Tax the Rich.
A new fire house. Injections of cash into schools. New energy infrastructure that will help prevent outages in a place known for some of the worst outages in the US.
The Rise of the Manhattan Mega-Mansion
In the West Village and other historic neighborhoods, buyers are consolidating apartments and combining townhomes, a sign of New York City's allure to the ultra-rich.
Trump Announces Attacks, Regime Change Operations in Iran
President Donald Trump released a video at 2:30 am ET on February 28th announcing that major combat operations were underway.
Lobbyist Disclosure Failures Disadvantage Maryland Climate Advocates, According to Audit
As Maryland lawmakers weigh proposals aimed at reining in utility companies, lowering electricity prices and expanding the state’s low-carbon energy system, a new audit report has found that the lobbyists who want to influence those …
Prabowo’s Peacemaker Campaign Now Extends to Iran
Indonesia’s president offers to facilitate negotiations after U.S. and Israeli strikes.
Organizing in the Heart of Empire
Salar Mohandesi on Iran, the campism debate, and the urgency of organizing in the heart of imperialism.
What Emergency Managers Say They Need More Than Ever
We heard from more than 40 current and former emergency managers in 11 states about what they need to prepare for the next disaster — and what they aren’t getting.
"We Are Striking a Blow at the State:" The Alabama Prisoners Work Strike
In order to continue to exploit Black prisoner labor and profit from it, Thomas E. Kilby, the governor of Alabama, ordered the construction of the Kilby prison and even named it after himself.
“Organize or Burn”
Organize or Burn: How New York Socialists Fight for Climate Survival by Fabian Holt, New York University Press, 2025. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Convergence's Bookshop.
AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted after Supreme Court declines to review the rule
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a case over whether AI-generated art can obtain a copyright, as reported earlier by Reuters.
The Martin Luther King Jr. We Don’t Know
His work with gang members in Chicago shows how much he valued the part played by young people in the Black freedom struggle.
