Emergency Spending, Foreign Aid, the War on Migrants, and More
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Hello, everyone.
First up, Inkstick’s award-winning Things That Go Boom podcast is back with a new season, and just in time.
In the first episode, the team looks back on the East Palestine train derailment that made international news in 2023. Three years later, as Congress rushes billions toward war, that incident continues to shine a light on why some communities are left asking: how safe are we, really?
Speaking of safety, it’s on the top of everyone’s minds — including people living far from the US. As Priya Moran argues in a new op-ed, the Trump administration’s dismantling of foreign assistance has had crushing consequences for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
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“East Palestine, Emergency Spending, and Who Gets Protected” by Things That Go Boom (May 25)
After the East Palestine derailment, residents were told the air was safe. But as Congress rushes billions toward war, some communities are left asking: safe enough for whom?
“The Member of the Reagan Brass who Became a Pentagon Critic” by Miriam Pemberton (May 26)
The late Lawrence Korb was once a key figure on Reagan’s defense team. After he left and worked in the private sector, though, he eventually became a leading critic of defense spending.
“The US Can Still Save Lives Despite Trump’s Devastating Aid Cuts” by Priya Moran (May 27)
The Trump administration has terminated the vast majority of US foreign assistance programs, but lawmakers in Congress can still help ease suffering and save lives around the world.
“Survivors Search for Justice in Post-Civil War Syria” by Anagha Subhash Nair (May 28)
In post-Assad Syria, transitional justice is one of the main challenges facing Syria’s new authorities. In recent months, the interior ministry has carried out a slate of high-profile arrests targeting regime-era criminals.
“Deep Dive: How the War on Terror Became a War on Migrants” by Inkstick (May 29)
A new report from the Costs of War project at Brown University delves into the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement, its relation to the War on Terror, and how today’s anti-immigrant crackdown is a logical extension of US legal precedent.
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