Fariba Amini Informed Comment “We live as we dream – alone. While the dream disappears, the life continues painfully.”― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness Newark, Delaware (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In February 2026, Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme leader, his entire family and members of Iran’s political and military elites were assassinated either by the U.S. […]
By Gabriela Soto This article was originally published by Truthout My husband, Martin Soto, took part in the hunger strike at Delaney Hall. I led a rally. The retaliation was immediate. My husband, Martin Soto, was abducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this February when he left our home at night to buy diapers […]
It’s a blisteringly cold Monday night in February, and I’m sitting in an office building in Brooklyn trying to maintain eye contact with a woman I’ve just met. We hold each other’s gazes for several seconds, then I look away. My eyes return to her face, but I avoid her dark eyes, peering from under […]
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It’s been nearly eight years since Congress reauthorized the farm bill, the massive legislative package that funds programs run by the US Department of Agriculture. What used to be passed roughly every five years, the farm bill touches nearly every aspect of […]