The Daily Brief

Apr 22, 2024 The Daily Brief

Four Victories for Earth Day

Some Non-Awful Environment News; Quick Takes: Iran; Israel/Palestine; Sudan; Gambia; Readers’ Recommendations.

The Metalurgia Business Peru metallurgical complex in the city of La Oroya, in the department of Junín, east of Lima, November 9, 2022. 
Apr 18, 2024 The Daily Brief

The ABCs of Blocking

Using Social Media Responsibly; Weekly Quiz!; Quick Takes: Bombing Culture; Climate Crisis; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

In a twitter post, Andrew Stroehlein describes the rules he uses to block people on social media.
Apr 17, 2024 The Daily Brief

Leave Your Home or Else…

Settler Violence in the West Bank; Quick Takes: Sudan; Germany; Mali; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

A room under construction by families displaced after attacks by settlers and soldiers from Khirbet Zanuta, in the southern West Bank, November 23, 2023.
Apr 16, 2024 The Daily Brief

Get Over It

A Slogan That Does the Job; Quick Takes: Saudi Arabia; Tajikistan; Ecuador; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

Belarusian LGBTQ activists with white-red-white flags participate in the Warsaw Equality Parade, June 25, 2022.
Apr 15, 2024 The Daily Brief

Simplifying Sudan

The Four Groups Involved in Sudan’s Crisis; Quick Takes: Germany; US/Iraq; Brazil; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

A destroyed medical storage facility in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur province, Sudan, May 2, 2023.
Apr 11, 2024 The Daily Brief

What $400 Million Buys You in Texas

Spending Money on Abuses in Texas; Quick Takes: Global Health Care; Thailand/Myanmar; Greece; France; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Quote of the Day: EU Misery Pact.

A satellite image of land clearing in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Apr 10, 2024 The Daily Brief

Forced to Fight for Your Oppressors

Rohingya Forced to Fight in Myanmar; Quick Takes: Climate Crisis; US; Gaza; Bahrain; Readers’ Recommendations; Quote of the Day: Climate Crisis.

A Myanmar police officer patrols a camp.
Apr 8, 2024 The Daily Brief

A New Start in Senegal

Senegal Sees Hope; Quick Takes: Philippines; Russia; Bulgaria; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

Bassirou Diomaye Faye delivers his inaugural speech after being sworn in as Senegal's president in Dakar, Senegal, April 2, 2024.
Apr 4, 2024 The Daily Brief

"Agents of Foreign Influence"

Russia-Style Laws Spread as EU Dithers on Support for Civil Society; Quick Takes: Gaza; Cambodia; Ethiopia; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!

On the night before the infamous “foreign agents” law came into force back in 2012, unknown individuals sprayed graffiti reading, “Foreign Agent! ♥ USA” on the buildings hosting the offices of three prominent NGOs in Moscow, including Memorial.