Gap on the Shelf
WHITE HOUSE · STATE POLITICS · POLITICAL POWER
August 14, 2025
Book removals in schools across
several states have intensified amid
new laws and federal actions framed…
Genocide
WAR AND SECURITY · LAW AND COURTS · ISRAEL
August 2, 2025
As of July 2025, over 59,000
Palestinians, including 17,000
children, have died in Gaza amid…
Trump v. the World Court
LAW AND COURTS · WAR AND SECURITY · ISRAEL
July 24, 2025
In February 2025, President Trump
issued Executive Order 14203,
imposing sanctions on the…
A Backpack and a Futon
COST OF LIVING · LABOR · PUBLIC FINANCE
July 23, 2025
The landlord’s text landed at 2:47
a.m. sharp: Rent’s late again.
Friday, or I’m listing it. Sandy…
The Cable Snapped First
WHITE HOUSE · PUBLIC FINANCE · UNITED STATES
July 19, 2025
A 60-year-old cable failure beneath
Boston Harbor left 465 passengers
stranded on a Blue Line train,
highlighting.
19 Times
LAW AND COURTS · STATE POLITICS · POLITICAL POWER
July 16, 2025
The first four bullets echoed into
the dark just as Elijah Hadley let
go of the BB gun.
He did exactly what the deputy…
Quietly They Left
POLITICAL POWER · VOTING RIGHTS · NEW ENGLAND
July 14, 2025
In 2027, amid escalating political
unrest following the cancellation of
U.S. midterm elections, six New…
It’s Still Here
IRAN · POLITICAL POWER · MIDDLE EAST
June 24, 2025
The narrative traces Iran’s complex
history from its ancient heritage
and scientific achievements to…
Brain Drain, Border Gain
IMMIGRATION · LABOR · BUSINESS
June 16, 2025
Day 98. Harvard sued the U.S.
government. Overnight, international
students were stripped of their…