Social Justice
Social Justice
Courts & Law
‘A Huge Grab of Power’: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid
Jun 22, 2026 Russell Vought’s Office of Management and Budget has labeled some aid money “unallocated” to control how it can be spent.
Africa
‘Digital Colonialism’: U.S. Demands Access to Africans’ Private Data
Jun 17, 2026 The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. Privacy experts fear the information could be misused or exploited.
Editorial Cartoons
The Government Was Already Shutdown
Oct 6, 2025
LGBTQIA+
The Government Abandoned LGBTQ+ Workers. Its Former Civil Rights Lawyers Stepped Up.
Sep 9, 2025 Inside the unofficial effort to prevent gender-identity discrimination in the workplace — and the former agency employees leading it.
Africa
Caught Between Washington and Beijing
Jun 5, 2025 With Trump’s tariffs, Africa faces trade disruptions, corporate power and emerging partnerships in its quest to control its economic destiny.
Africa
As Aid Ends, Empire Endures
May 1, 2025 Western donors cut aid, but the model they built — rooted in control, dependency and depoliticization — still shapes Africa’s development.
Editorial Cartoons
First DOGE Came
Mar 27, 2025
Editorial Cartoons
Unemployment Line After DOGE Cuts
Mar 17, 2025
Editorial Cartoons
Trump’s Daily Barrage of Damaging Actions
Mar 17, 2025
Environment
Trump’s Halt of an Agent Orange Cleanup Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk
Mar 17, 2025 After losing several weeks because of the administration’s orders, companies are scrambling to secure the site before Vietnam’s rainy season.
Politics