A Thousand Kilometers of Oil and Tension: China’s Growing Footprint in the Sahel
On a dust-swept road near Mounstéka in southeastern Niger, the silence was broken only by the distant hum of drones and the clink of boots on gravel. Three days earlier, on January 11, 2025, the pipeline that runs like a…
More Dangerous Alive: Fred Hampton and the Revolution They Tried to Bury
One day, I saw a tweet about Fred Hampton’s death on my timeline—just a quote card: his birth year, his death year, and one of those gut-punching lines that echo in your head long after you scroll past. I don’t…
Profits vs. People: How Veolia Used ISDS to Challenge Egypt’s Sovereignty
In the aftermath of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, the country’s new government faced the daunting task of rebuilding its economy while addressing long-standing demands for economic justice. One of its first meaningful steps was raising the national minimum wage—a modest…