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Critical State: In the US, Self-Deportation Is Big Business
At Mother Jones, Dan Friedman, Will Sytsma, and Nick Schwellenbach have co-authored an investigation into William Walters, whose firm Salus Worldwide Solutions holds the Trump administration’s exclusive contract to run its “self-deportation...
‘Antifa Trial’ Fallout, US Security Aid, Immigration Divestment, and More
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks about ‘left-wing terrorism’ in July 2026 (Freddie Everett/US State Department/Wikimedia Commons)
Hello, everyone.
From day one, the Trump administration has made no secret about its intentions to t...
Help Us Build the Inkstick Commons
Inkstick staff reporter Taylor Barnes on the job in Ohio.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been asking what would bring you closer to Inkstick’s journalism. And the answers so far have surprised us.
Again and again, you told us that you’re...
Critical State: Trump and Netanyahu Meet as Iran War Enters a New Phase
At Politico, Megan Messerly and Myah Ward report that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Tuesday meeting with US President Donald Trump, their first since the two countries struck Iran together in February, arrived at a fragile moment. Stri...
Far-Right Think Tanks, US in Venezuela, Bolivia’s Crackdown, and More
Former Hungarian leader Viktor Orban visits the White House in 2025 (Daniel Torok/White House/Wikimedia Commons)
Hello, everyone.
Earlier this year, Hungarian voters gave far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the boot after 16 years at th...
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I'm a journalist from Texas and the managing editor of Inkstick Media. I'm also the author of three books, most recently including "You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave: Refugees, Fascism, and Bloodshed in Greece."
Writer. Bylines in Inkstick, The Guardian, Rolling Stone and more.
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