God, Country, Coup
VOTING RIGHTS · POLITICAL POWER · NEW ENGLAND
June 12, 2025
Since the January 6 Capitol breach,
efforts to consolidate executive
power and undermine democratic…
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The Sound of Normal Life
Stopping
WAR AND SECURITY · UKRAINE · EUROPE
May 22, 2025
Residents of Kyiv and other
Ukrainian cities endure relentless
drone attacks, missile strikes, and
blackouts, redefining normal.
There are nights in Kyiv when the
only thing louder than the drones is
the laughter.
They’ve learned to live with it—the…
Unsung Defiance
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS · IMMIGRATION
May 5, 2025
The narrative recounts experiences
of individuals resisting state
repression across Myanmar, Syria…
The Quiet Fire in Sükhbaatar
Square
POLITICAL POWER · VOTING RIGHTS · ASIA
May 3, 2025
On December 10, 1989, Hashbat Hulan
led Mongolia’s first public protest
in decades, sparking a nonviolent
democratic.
They had rehearsed the chants. Hulan
told them to be louder than the rock
bands.
It was December 10, 1989—
International Human Rights Day —and
Mongolia’s first public protest in
over half a century was set to begin
in the capital…
The Classroom Clampdown
WHITE HOUSE · LAW AND COURTS · STATE POLITICS
April 22, 2025
The Trump administration’s 2025
directives impose strict controls on
education, targeting diversity…
The Last Bridge
IMMIGRATION · POLITICAL POWER · EUROPE
April 21, 2025
Pope Francis framed global migration
as a spiritual and moral crisis,
emphasizing compassion for refugees…
The Border Was Just a
Line—Until It Wasn’t
COMMUNITY · VERMONT · QUEBEC
April 15, 2025
The Haskell Free Library and Opera
House, a century-old building
bisected by the US-Canada border,
has long.
By the time they told Canadians to
use the back door, the building had
already made its point.
For 121 years, the Haskell Free…
Getting Greenland
WHITE HOUSE · WAR AND SECURITY · LAW AND COURTS
April 11, 2025
Donald Trump’s proposal to purchase
Greenland reflects strategic
interests in the Arctic’s military…
Banned in Plain Sight
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS · STATE POLITICS
April 10, 2025
How America is narrowing what you
can read, watch, and teach.
By the time they pulled the Bible…