Marjorie Namara Rugunda / Africa Is A CountryWestern donors cut aid, but the model they built — rooted in control, dependency and depoliticization — still shapes Africa’s development.Media
Ari Paul / FAIRThe online encyclopedia is being targeted by an administration that clearly wants to bring all major online media under its ideological watch.Politics
Natasha Gilbert / U.S. Right to KnowVeterinarians were working on guidelines to help stem excessive use of the drugs on farms, which can lead to a fatal resistance in humans.TD Column
Paul R. Pillar / Responsible StatecraftWednesday is the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, marking the beginning of decades of repairing relations and national reflection.Immigration
Francesca D’Annunzio / Texas ObserverNew 287(g) task force agreements are trickling in as the state legislature considers mandating ICE cooperation.Environment
Anita Hofschneider / GristThe move gives companies that want to scrape the ocean floor a way to bypass waiting for permission from international bodies.Courts & Law
Ashley Murray, Jacob Fischler / States NewsroomDemocrats in Washington who sounded their objections to the arrest Friday argue it subverts separation of powers.
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Émile P. Torres / TruthdigPowerful figures in Silicon Valley advocate a new-age religion that sees humanity as a transitional species — one whose time is almost up.
Erica Meltzer / ChalkbeatThe Education Department had given states until Thursday to certify compliance with its controversial interpretation of civil rights law. Federal judges complicated that effort hours before the deadline.TD Original
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Africa
Western donors cut aid, but the model they built — rooted in control, dependency and depoliticization — still shapes Africa’s development.
Media
The online encyclopedia is being targeted by an administration that clearly wants to bring all major online media under its ideological watch.
Politics
In communities along the border, empty freezers, fired workers and fear tell a story of Trump’s return to power.
Race
The president has gone nuclear against federal union jobs — historically African Americans’ ladder to economic equality.
Health & Wellness
Veterinarians were working on guidelines to help stem excessive use of the drugs on farms, which can lead to a fatal resistance in humans.
TD Column
If you think Trump’s tariffs will bring China to its knees, I have a large wall to sell you.
Wounds of War
Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, marking the beginning of decades of repairing relations and national reflection.
Immigration
New 287(g) task force agreements are trickling in as the state legislature considers mandating ICE cooperation.
Environment
The move gives companies that want to scrape the ocean floor a way to bypass waiting for permission from international bodies.
Courts & Law
Democrats in Washington who sounded their objections to the arrest Friday argue it subverts separation of powers.
TD Column
Powerful figures in Silicon Valley advocate a new-age religion that sees humanity as a transitional species — one whose time is almost up.
Education
The Education Department had given states until Thursday to certify compliance with its controversial interpretation of civil rights law. Federal judges complicated that effort hours before the deadline.
TD Original
ICE’s mass deportation tech is undergoing an upgrade.