politics
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America’s semi-quincentennial was supposed to belong to all Americas. Instead, masked white nationalists marched on the Capitol, a president warned of a ‘communist menace’ from ‘newcomers,’ and a cabinet secretary was handed chance after chance to condemn the men in the masks and passed. The 250th anniversary of American independence was meant to be a…
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The dramatic version of democratic decline looks like January 6. The durable version looks like paperwork – and it’s already moving through the courts, the Postal Service, and the offices that run our elections.
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The Frameworks Tech Forgot, Article 1, exploring AI through the lenses of gender, politics, and justice – because the most important questions about technology were never technical. In 2015, Joy Buolamwini was a graduate student at the MIT Media Lab, building a project she called the Aspire Mirror – a device that would project an…
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Justice in 2026 has become an ideological mirror. Five weeks ago, a convicted drug kingpin from Honduras was pardoned and hailed as a victim of ‘over-prosecution.’ Today, an indicted dictator in Venezuela was extracted by a 150-aircraft armada for the exact same crimes. The difference isn’t the law – it’s the 303 billion barrels of…
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The health of a democracy is measured not just by the act of voting, but by the assurance that elections are accessible, fair, and free from intimidation. As the 2026 midterm elections approach, a convergence of administrative actions, legal challenges, and strategic planning suggests that the very foundation of this assurance is significantly under threat.…