A self-described transit romantic set out to visit prime summer destinations using only public transportation. Would getting there really be half the fun?

Since Renee Good’s murder, ICE has escalated their operations in Minnesota, causing many immigrants and communities of color to live in fear. Meanwhile, thousands of detainees are suffering in ICE det...

The big five military contractors – which receive about a third of the DOD’s annual contracts – are making billions from Trump’s attacks on Iran and other countries.

Erasing adolescence and treating (most of) them like adults serves its goals

On a gobsmacking interview with Nvidia's CEO

See how you can take action to call on Citizens Bank to end its financing of ICE detention companies CoreCivic and GEO Group.

Four in 10 Americans think the record Pentagon budget of $1.5 trillion is "much too high," while 19% see it as "somewhat too high," the poll found.

A panel of Ohio judges questioned the state's attorneys Tuesday about why taxpayers are footing the bill for private school tuition.

US car overdependence means they restrict mobility, making us less free

Governments can spread their ideas and principles through the processes and organisations they use to maintain power. This includes education.

CoreCivic and the GEO Group have seen skyrocketing profits in the last year as a result of their direct involvement in Trump’s violent deportation agenda. CoreCivic saw a nearly 70% increase in net in...

After delayed medical treatment in the for-profit ICE detention facility where she was being held, Lucia* suffered a miscarriage—and she isn't alone. Read Lucia's story.

Polygraph | Newsletter n°339 | 13 Apr 2026

YouTube video by Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

Fairfield Public Schools canceled a similar event in January.

by Catherine Lutz “Winter has had its way with the bush on which the berry hangs, denuding it of its leaves and stripping the fruit of any seeming life.”

On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Nicole Good. These killings are a dire...

Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.

YouTube video by The Home Front

Squeezed domestic spending and extravagant military spending have widened inequality, with dire consequences for democracy.

Squeezed domestic spending and extravagant military spending have widened inequality, with dire consequences for democracy.

Squeezed domestic spending and extravagant military spending have widened inequality, with dire consequences for democracy.

The year has been chaotic but a few themes emerge

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.

Reports say the president is preparing to attack, as lawmakers ignore their constituents and refuse to stand in the way

Ecuadorians have struck down a proposal that would have let foreign countries run military bases in the South American country where drug gangs are extorting communities and killing politicians as the...

If current trends hold, 2025 car repossessions could reach levels last seen during the financial crisis.

A new study by VantageScore found that auto loan delinquency rates have increased more than 50% over the last 15 years.