Safe Drinking Water Is a Basic Human Right That Texas Prisons Fail to Respect
Imprisoned people are forced to drink and bathe with water they describe as over-chlorinated, slimy, and foul-smelling.#OpEd
Street Photography Has a Predator Problem https://petapixel.com/2026/02/07/street-photography-has-a-predator-problem/ #streetphotography #Opinion #opinion #oped
Hope and Resolve
In chaotic times like ours, it behooves us to practice proactive optimism, which is far more than infantile hope or pious faith. Conscious, vigorous optimism is visionary and builds on our awareness of our human identity and dignity. It expresses our f...Supreme Court Is Going to New Lengths to Hide Its Inner Workings From Scrutiny
The high court now requires its employees to sign nondisclosure agreements that threaten legal action for leaks.The UK’s Anti-Migrant Right Is Surging. Local Elections Will Test Their Power.
As the anti-immigrant Reform UK Party has risen in the polls, the Labour Party has co-opted some of its toxic policies.Bannon Calls for ICE to Engage in Voter Intimidation During the Midterms
“You're damn right we're gonna have ICE surround the polls come November,” former Trump strategist Steve Bannon said.Anti-ICE Organizing Is Creating Counter-Institutions Based on Care
Rapid-response networks and mutual aid are not charity. They’re shared infrastructure for collective care and survival.https://murica.website/2026/02/anti-ice-organizing-is-creating-counter-institutions-based-on-care/
#oped - "#water #policy across much of #africa has followed a consistent and seemingly rational logic for decades: build large dams, drill deeper wells, transfer water across basins, and increasingly turn to desalination.These choices were often justified. In many cases, they helped avert immediate crises (..)
Taken together, however, they reveal a deeper problem—not of effort or investment, but of framing (..) how do we mobilise more water?"
By ElHabib Benamara
ICE Is Not the Only Problem. Border Patrol Has Acted With Impunity for Decades.
Ending immigration agents’ abuses requires reckoning with a long history of cruelty at the border.The Hardest Part of Fighting Fascism Comes After the Fascists Have Fallen
Having lived in Argentina after dictatorship, I know restoring democracy requires far more than just deposing fascists.The Affordability Crisis Is Real. Only Worker Organizing Can Offer Solutions.
A nation that can feed its billionaires but not its children has an economic system built to protect cruelty.Iran’s Nationwide Internet Blackout Has Left Us Feeling Hopeless and Helpless
As Donald Trump threatens further military action, the sense of exhaustion in Iran is palpable.Trump’s Back-and-Forth Threats on Iran Are Psychological Warfare
As Trump threatens war yet again, Congress is continuing to abdicate its responsibility.https://murica.website/2026/01/trumps-back-and-forth-threats-on-iran-are-psychological-warfare/
Police States Are Terrifying, But They Are Brittle. I Witnessed This in Tunisia.
Fifteen years ago this month, Tunisian protesters overthrew an authoritarian police state, overcoming brutal repression.ICE’s Child Abductions Echo the Gestapo’s — But Its Tactics Are Homegrown
ICE’s kidnapping of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and other kids echoes the US’s long history of child snatching.Photography’s Truth Is Under Attack and Giving Up Is Not an Option https://petapixel.com/2026/01/29/photographys-truth-is-under-attack-and-giving-up-is-not-an-option/ #artificialintelligence #photojournalism #authenticity #documentary #Technology #Opinion #opinion #truth #News #oped #ai
“This Is Not America” Is the Most Dangerous Lie We Keep Telling Ourselves
The idea that large-scale state violence and repression are foreign to US soil is a dangerous fiction.The Gaza Ceasefire Is a Minefield Shallowly Masquerading as a Truce
Since this “ceasefire” started, I’ve witnessed two strikes on my camp in Gaza.https://murica.website/2026/01/the-gaza-ceasefire-is-a-minefield-shallowly-masquerading-as-a-truce/
The Idea of Strong Borders Has Fueled Fascist-Style Wave in US, Parts of Europe
Grassroots aid efforts and mass protests offer glimmers of hope at a time when hope is in short supply.Hotels Should Deploy the 3rd Amendment and Refuse to House ICE Agents
ICE is acting as a standing army occupying US cities. This is what the 3rd Amendment was written for.Client Info
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