Soldiers Are Resisting Illegal Orders
By Liza Featherstone Kim, an aircraft mechanic, joined the military in 2019, at age 18. She and her mother had struggled to survive, even living in their car at times. She didn’t think she could…
Injustice
Building the Case for Housing Justice
By Jacob Flowers One afternoon a few weeks ago, I joined AFSC North Carolina staff and volunteers at the Guilford County courthouse to monitor eviction proceedings. Our staff members CC Crawford and Devyn Rascoe had…
DRC in Flames, Big Oil in Fortune
By Babawale Obayanju The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is home to one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems and one of the largest carbon sinks left on Earth, second only in size to…
Kenyan Police Attack Youth-led Demonstrations
By Abayomi Azikiwe Social unrest in the East African state of Kenya accelerated during mass demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of a police crackdown on youth protesters during 2024. In more recent developments, a blogger…
African Stream Is Dead.
Blinken Ordered The Hit. Big Tech Carried It Out. By Alan McCleod On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, African Stream published its final video, a defiant farewell message. With that, the once-thriving pan-African media outlet confirmed…
Sand Mining Is a Booming Industry
This Mexican Community Is Paying the Price By Tamara Pearson Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón, a Mazatec Indigenous community in Oaxaca, Mexico, has been defending its river from gravel and sand dredgers for over a decade….
Between Spies & Corruption
Pegasus spyware used by Mexico against journalists and private individuals By Manuel Gonzalez Pegasus spyware has returned to the centre of Mexican poltical discussion. This weekend, a report published in israeli media revealed that two…
No Ordinary Solidarity
Jewish Voices for Peace lead hunger strike for Gaza By Joseph Mogul Ash Bohrer sat in a wheelchair outside of the Chicago Federal Plaza, where they had been arrested for refusing to leave Sen. Tammy…
They Looted Companies–Now They ’re Looting the Government
By Lynn Parramore There’s a familiar myth in American politics: that of the no-nonsense business leader who cuts through red tape and gets results. It fuels the belief that running a country is just like…
Slashing USDA Programs Impacts Local Families
An Interview with Michael Burger of Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry By Matt Moss How have the changes to TEFAP affected Tri-Area Ministry’s ability to serve our community? It’s nuanced. There are three food banks in…