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Forced Psychiatric Care Can Feel Like a “Forever Sentence,” Victims Say
Patients describe serious harms, including high coercion and a systematic lack of due process.
A Radicalized Right-Wing Silicon Valley Is Shaping Trump’s AI Policies
Jacob Silverman, author of Gilded Rage, discusses the influence of billionaire tech elites.
Vaccine Expert Warns US’s 4 Reported Measles Deaths Are Likely a Vast Undercount
“If you look on the CDC’s website right now, under measles, 2026 deaths, it lists zero,” notes Dr. Paul Offit.
Trump Administration Aims to “Asphyxiate” Cuba Into Submission, Diplomat Says
Meanwhile, the CIA recently formed a new secret task force as part of a widening US effort to destabilize Cuba.
Trump’s “Mystery Meat” Deal Underscores the Danger of Unchecked Corporate Power
The meatpacking industry is more powerful now than when Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, says author Eric Schlosser.
Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are
“We start to judge our human interactions by what the chatbot can deliver,” says author Sherry Turkle.
“Logic of Elimination” Drives Israel’s Policies in the West Bank, Report Finds
The report says Israel is “dramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West Bank.”
Modern-Day Fascism Isn’t a Rerun — It Is “End Times Fascism”
A new book examines how wealthy elites are preparing for “the end of the world” even as they drive growing crises.
Broken Ceasefire Between Saudi Arabia and Houthis Could Renew Full War in Yemen
“This ceasefire has been in place since 2022, but it has not ended the war in Yemen,” says professor Shireen Al-Adeimi.
“War on Terror” Led to Iran War, Gaza Genocide, and ICE Repression
Trump posed as a “war on terror" critic, but he just waged it more violently and expansively, says Spencer Ackerman.