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A look at U.S. border externalization, the death it has caused, and the art of negotiating and resisting borders in Maasailand.

As Canada and other foreign powers consider renewed intervention in Haiti, the history of the Ottawa Initiative offers an urgent reminder of the catastrophic consequences.

A democracy agenda that recognizes the racial elements of voter suppression and election denial is sorely needed.

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The site is tackling more controversial edits, the results of which can reverberate across the internet.

Insulin’s cost crisis is spurring states to pursue a public version of an essential medication.

A top-down society is extremely brittle. Vertical control is easier; it eliminates the need to convince anyone. But it is far less effective. The number of errors and the cost of correcting them increase sharply.

Proposed reforms at the federal level would not have saved the life of Tyre Nichols. Only the fundamental transformation of systems of punishment that have been normalized in American society and culture can do that.

Florida’s unapologetically racist governor, Ron DeSantis, has effectively declared war on the Black freedom movement.

If making a fortune is your goal, a career in music will take you a long way—in the wrong direction. Working in the music industry today is attempting to thrive in a hostile environment. Only the very lucky, well-connected, or well-funded survive.