Freddie deBoer / TruthdigSam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, left, at Station F, during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Graphic by Truthdig. Images sourced via AP Photo and Adobe Stock.)Labor
Hannah Allam / ProPublicaA year out of college with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is tasked with overseeing the fight against extremism.
Mebratu Kelecha / Africa Is A CountryWith Trump’s tariffs, Africa faces trade disruptions, corporate power and emerging partnerships in its quest to control its economic destiny.Health & Wellness
Bram Sable-Smith / KFF Health NewsThe Department of Justice canceled $500 million in grants to public safety organizations nationwide, including some that address gun violence.Environment
Luke Goldstein / The LeverThe budget reconciliation bill includes a devastating natural resources giveaway to a Chilean billionaire with ties to the Trump family.
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Technology
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, left, at Station F, during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Graphic by Truthdig. Images sourced via AP Photo and Adobe Stock.)
Labor
The Tourism Workers Rising campaign in Southern California offers an organizing course on effecting change.
Immigration
At least 15 people were arrested at routine, mandatory check-ins with the agency on Wednesday.
Courts & Law
A year out of college with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is tasked with overseeing the fight against extremism.
Arts & Culture
An exhibition at a MoMA affiliate remembers the difficult early days of harm reduction in the 1990s.
Africa
With Trump’s tariffs, Africa faces trade disruptions, corporate power and emerging partnerships in its quest to control its economic destiny.
Health & Wellness
The Department of Justice canceled $500 million in grants to public safety organizations nationwide, including some that address gun violence.
Environment
The budget reconciliation bill includes a devastating natural resources giveaway to a Chilean billionaire with ties to the Trump family.
