Gregory Feifer

"As I discovered aboard the Dana, crossing an ocean that comprises over 70% of Arctic geography, my worldview had been as yet—quite myopically—terrestrially bound." ICWA fellow @brettvsimpson.bsky.social reports from a ship researching climate change in the Arctic Ocean. www.icwa.org/arctic-ocean...

An introduction to Brazil’s tangled drug policy - ICWA ICWA Fellow Rowland Robinson reports on drug addiction policy in Brazil’s national health service, Sistema Único de Saude.

In 2001, Brazil established greater protections for people with mental & behavioral disorders, creating a legal framework for non-institutional forms of health care & establishing the Psychosocial Care Network, Rowland Robinson reports from Fortaleza: www.icwa.org/brazil-tangl...

Is this the model democracy? - ICWA At Arendal Week democracy festival, ICWA fellow Brett Simpson digs into the contradictions of Norway's oil-funded progressivism.

Is Norway the model democracy? ICWA fellow @brettvsimpson.bsky.social digs into the contradictions of the nation's oil-funded, pro-renewables progressivism: www.icwa.org/norway-democ...

Defending our ideals in the face of adversity Democracy is about our rights.

In the face of adversity, the stories of those who risk everything for the sake of freedom and justice should inspire us to reaffirm our commitment and work tirelessly to protect and promote democracy in every corner of the globe, Suren Avanesyan writes for Compass: compass.icwa.org/p/defending-...

Trump-Epstein statue returns to National Mall The Park Service had removed the installation, saying that it was out of compliance with its previous permit.

That’s what you get when you close the government and screw with the Park Service.

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Ongoing theme: student-run @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social is place for news on Trump's attempts to take down Harvard.

Eg today: cuts Harvard already making, because of $ Trump has illegally (per court ruling) frozen. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

College papers overall the go-to news source

ICWA@100: The unlikeliest of reunions A mounting power struggle split families in 1990s Algeria.

Trustee & former fellow Katherine Kono spent her ICWA fellowship (1993–1995) in Saudi Arabia, France, Algeria, Yemen & Egypt, studying tradition & modernity in the Arab world. In this dispatch from Algiers, she reports on growing tensions between Islamists & police:
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ICWA@100: Thelma’s shoes Sharon Griffin Doorasamy on post-apartheid South Africa.

Former ICWA fellow Sharon Griffin Doorasamy reflects on South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and her own family's history as Black slaves and domestic servants in the US in this intimate 1996 dispatch: compass.icwa.org/p/icwa100-th...

Edward R. Murrow, a journalist of a different era Who will stand up for the truth in our time?

For Compass, Marvin Kalb reflects on his mentor and the subject of the Broadway play "Good Night and Good Luck," CBS’s incomparable Edward R. Murrow, and asks, Who will stand up for the truth in our time? compass.icwa.org/p/murrow-a-j...

We all should.

Dreams come back to haunt us A new translation reflects how people under authoritarianism process reality.

Polina Barskova reviews @princetonupress.bsky.social's republication of The Third Reich of Dreams: The Nightmares of a Nation, a collection of dreams recorded in 1930s Germany by Charlotte Beradt. The book offers glimpses into how we process hostile realities: compass.icwa.org/p/dreams-com...

‘This is not the end of moral universalism’ A conversation with Michael Ignatieff

"The real problem is the depth of American disillusion with the cost of being a global leader," Michael Ignatieff tells Compass's Robert Coalson. "Trump has been the first to ask, 'What’s in it for us?' so directly, but he won’t be the last." compass.icwa.org/p/this-is-no...

How to read Russian exile media At a time of war and repression, a vibrant independent press covers the country from abroad.

For Compass, Paul Starobin examines Russian exile media, a vibrant independent press covering the country from abroad with the aid of staff working anonymously from within: compass.icwa.org/p/how-to-rea...

International media protest US plan to limit journalist visas The policy would threaten global reporting about America, they say.

News organizations worldwide have called on US Department of Homeland Security to withdraw its plan to reduce the amount of time foreign correspondents may stay in the US to 240 days, down from the traditionally permitted 5 years, Elizabeth Wise reports for Compass:
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Wrestling Over Charlie Kirk’s Legacy and the Divide in America

This kind of irresponsible analysis is partly why we’re facing fascism. Today’s parallel isn’t the aftermath of MLK’s assassination in 1968. Only one side is calling for retribution and domination. It’s the burning of the Reichstag in 1933.

Law enforcement officers remember police officer killed in CDC shooting in Atlanta Weeks after David Rose was killed while responding to a shooting this month at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, officers are remembering the DeKalb County police officer as a courageous leader who pri...

You know who was also a young husband and father—not to mention ex-Marine—who died, not attacking others to make himself rich and powerful, but to save the lives of others?

David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.

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The Kremlin’s plot to kill NATO’s credibility The alliance needs an emphatic response to Russian air incursions

NATO, and above all Donald Trump, now face a moment of truth. Unless the response is immediate and unequivocal, Russia will see weakness

Like you I've seen all the pics people post here abt the steady increase of tacky gold crap he keeps adding to the oval office. But somehow it wasn't until I saw this picture that it just hit me. What the actual fuck. Like a Vegas whorehouse.

The main impression of the Trump-Putin meeting is that Trump is subservient to Putin.
Putin offered no ceasefire & as expected Trump ignored that he had promised "severe consequences" in that case.
God help Zelensky when he faces Putin's servant in the White House!

Edward R. Murrow, a journalist of a different era Who will stand up for the truth in our time?

The incomparable Marvin Kalb describes how he became Edward R. Murrow's last hire at CBS, and how Murrow prompted the end of McCarthyism in 1954.

Derk Sauer, Moscow Times Founder and Dutch Media Entrepreneur, Dies at 72 - The Moscow Times Derk Sauer, the Dutch media entrepreneur who founded The Moscow Times, died on Thursday at age 72, his family said in a statement.

Sad news. Derk Sauer did a huge service to Russia and journalism, and all of us reporters who cut our teeth at MT.

Russian propagandists keep saying that the Commander Islands will not be sold to the US and that Alaska should return to Russia.

Talking about Alaska, head of the State Duma's defense committee Andrey Kartapolov said Russia is "accustomed to returning what is ours and will always do so."

Hooray!

Going toe to toe with ‘vandals and demagogues’ A conversation with Jeffrey Gedmin.

"The Trump admin has antagonism to development & democracy, any soft power—support of civil society abroad, rule of law, independent media. So US-funded intl media finds itself a real target," Jeffrey Gedmin, CEO of Middle East Broadcasting Networks tells Compass: compass.icwa.org/p/going-toe-...

How the EU succumbed to Trump’s tariff steamroller Relief at avoiding trade war is tinged with regret at not taking firmer stand from the start

China retaliated to Trump's threats and he backed off. The EU talked nice and got rolled. There's a lesson there.

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Last year, the FTC banned two Big Oil executives from serving on the boards of oil giants Exxon and Chevron after it found they colluded to fix gas prices.

Trump’s FTC just overturned that ban.

His regime is rubber-stamping corporate corruption.

really important to emphasize that roberts' view of the executive branch as comprising a single individual is literally contradicted by the text of the constitution itself

Colbert is actually well positioned and practiced to lead building something better

So, the court decides courts can no longer uphold the constitution. If it wasn't clear before, we're in for longer than just four more years of this carnage.

Opinion | Zohran Mamdani’s victory is bad for New York and the Democratic Party New York cannot take its greatness for granted. Mismanagement can ruin it.

This from the paper that declined to weigh in on the presidential candidacy of a corrupt sexual predator and convicted felon openly seeking to wreck the global economy, dismantle our society, threaten our national security and end our democracy. Incredible.