Community The FBI Has Deputized Local Cops as Federal Agents. Communities Are Resisting. Organizers are fighting the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces, gaining momentum from the broader anti-ICE movement. By Marianne Dhenin / 12 Jul 2026
It's time to trade up. Support women and gender-diverse indie politics reporters. We're the goodies. By Marianne Dhenin / 10 Jul 2026
Community / Paid-only Journos on Journos: Fionn Pooler This edition of Journos on Journos features Fionn Pooler, a Scotland-based independent journalist who publishes one of my favorite newsletters. Fionn calls The Pourover "a newsletter about coffee, By Marianne Dhenin / 8 Jul 2026
Community Organizers in Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia Are Putting Abortion Rights on the Ballot Grassroots canvassers are hitting the streets to urge voters to defend abortion rights in their states this November. By Marianne Dhenin / 2 Jul 2026
Community From Facebook to Brick and Mortar: How a New Organization is Supporting Oregon’s Trans Community Rogue Trans is determined to create a new gathering space for the trans community in the Rogue Valley. By Marianne Dhenin / 24 Jun 2026
Community / Paid-only Journos on Journos: Evan Urquhart The founder of Assigned Media shares what it means to write trans news that the community trusts. By Marianne Dhenin / 24 Jun 2026
Community Lawyers Are Building a New Infrastructure to Fight Trump’s Deportation Machine Lawyers and activists are organizing “habeas projects” to file petitions on behalf of unlawfully detained immigrants. By Marianne Dhenin / 15 Jun 2026
Education / Paid-only How the Black School Movement Shaped America Historian Ida Jones explains the radical vision of schools like Charlotte Hawkins Brown’s Palmer Memorial Institute. By Marianne Dhenin / 10 Jun 2026
Community Historic Black School at Heart of Development Plans in North Carolina Town The Palmer Memorial Institute campus, once home to Charlotte Hawkins Brown, will continue to anchor Sedalia as the town grows. By Marianne Dhenin / 4 Jun 2026
Disability Disability Rights Are at Risk as 7 States Back Case Attacking Key Protections Advocates for disability rights are fighting the lawsuit, which would push more people to be warehoused in institutions. By Marianne Dhenin / 1 Jun 2026
Community / Paid-only Journos on Journos: Mel Buer Los Angeles-based multimedia journalist Mel Buer on freelancing and what it's like to cover labor and protest movements. By Marianne Dhenin / 27 May 2026
Disability The Justice Department Just Shut Disabled People Out of Essential Online Services for Another Year Disability rights advocates say everything from filing for unemployment to voting in the midterms just got much harder. By Marianne Dhenin / 26 May 2026
