Investigative Journalism
It is a sentence that echoes like a thunderclap in a democracy already crumbling under the weight of its own erosion: “I will take a look at it.” That’s how Donald Trump responded Wednesday when asked whether he would pardon the men ...
Once upon a time – that’s how fairy tales begin. And sometimes, it’s how debates begin, too – about works of art we’ve long since crowned as classics. But what happens when these works are viewed through the lens of a new era? ...
It was a sentence straight out of a reality show – staged, over-the-top, yet shockingly real in its cynicism: “Your parents are going to be free and clean – I hope by tomorrow.” Spoken by Donald ...
It was a sentence as if from another world: “A bill can be big or it can be beautiful - but both at once?” Elon Musk looked into the CBS studio camera, his gaze tired yet unwavering...
San Diego, May 2025. A concrete block in the desert. The air smells of bleach and fear. Inside sits a woman in a booth so small that pain seems to pool in it. She speaks into ...
A directive with far-reaching consequences: The U.S. State Department has suspended the scheduling of new visa interviews for international students - effective immediately. The move is justified by plans to expand the vetting of ...
There are moments in history when the world collectively puts its hand to its head - not out of fascination, but out of sheer disbelief. One of those moments has now occurred again. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches fighting against a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they consider sacred. The justices upheld lower court decisions that allow ...
In a country where immigrants are routinely dehumanized by those who misunderstand or ignore the truth, this couldn’t be said briefly. I chose clarity and completeness over ...
It begins like an American tragedy, written not in blood, but in omitted budget lines and frozen grant programs. Across the wide fields of Pennsylvania, where hope once bloomed, ...
In Donald Trump's America, boundaries have blurred, and the unthinkable has become political routine. A president who wields the power of pardons as if it were a personal privilege ...
A conversation with Jonathan Turner, former refugee aid worker in South Africa and USAID employee. Vermont/Washington – When the White House announced its new executive order on February 15, 2025, granting preferential entry to white South Africans, ...
The world had grown used to the spectacle: Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed peacemaker, promising a swift resolution to the war in Ukraine – a firm handshake here, a tough deal there. Even during the campaign, ...
It was a day destined to go down in the history of the city of Liverpool: tens of thousands of fans had gathered on Monday to celebrate their club’s Premier League triumph – a title ...
It is a sentence that has already gone down in history: “I invented the word ‘equalize.’” Spoken by none other than the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, on May 12,..
It was a sentence only Donald Trump could formulate – direct, glaring, maximally derailing: “Putin has gone absolutely crazy.” No diplomatic nuance, no caveat, no subtext...
It begins with a lawsuit so absurd, it almost reads like satire. But it’s real. BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, is suing UnitedHealth — not because the company ...
Dr. Maximilian Krah presents himself in this tweet as a self-proclaimed thought leader for the youth – and in doing so, reveals above all one thing: an authoritarian sense of mission that lacks any trace of democratic humility...
by Peter J. Fotopoulos . On May 3, 1945, five days before the end of World War II in Europe, my uncle, 21-year-old 1st Lt. John R. Traige, the son of Macedonian immigrants Pantelis ...
There are images that scream – and there are images that whisper. The drawing by 13-year-old Anja Rozen from Slovenia does not merely whisper – it breathes, connects, carries...
He does not come with a crown of gold, but with a message from history: King Charles III arrived in Ottawa on Monday – not as monarch of the Empire, but as King of Canada, ...
It was a night when the sky over Ukraine no longer carried any promise - only a droning, a whistling, a death from afar. Over 350 Russian drones raced through the darkness, ...
It begins with a handshake. Two women smile into the camera - as if nothing had happened. Mette Frederiksen in sky blue, Giorgia Meloni in the beige of innocence. But what this photo documents is no diplomatic courtesy visit...
It is a strike with surgical precision – and with an ideological scalpel. What President Donald Trump is doing to the Digital Equity Act is not an ordinary budget cut...
Donald Trump, the sitting President of the United States and self-proclaimed dealmaker, who just a few months ago loudly promised to end the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours,” suddenly sounds very different. In a recent Truth Social post ...
Republican Representative Glenn Gruenhagen of Minnesota is once again making headlines – not for legislation or meaningful contributions to education policy, but for a rhetorical smokescreen straight from the toolbox of the Christian right. ...
Donald Trump doesn’t know what he wants. And that might be because he knows nothing. One moment he’s threatening a 50-percent tariff on European goods, the next he’s postponing the whole thing ...
It begins like a déjà vu from times when the separation of powers still meant something: J.D. Vance, Vice President of the United States, publicly offers advice to the Chief Justice of the country, John Roberts, in an interview with the ...
... is not just a political shift. It’s not merely a pendulum swing between parties or a difference of economic opinion. What we are witnessing is the accelerated dismantling of the very scaffolding that supports human dignity and social cohesion...
It was just a single post on Truth Social, but its echo rings like a cold command from darker chapters of history: President Donald Trump is demanding the “names and countries of origin of all international students” at Harvard University. Not out of academic interest. Not out of concern for safety...
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