
POWER
The hidden cost of a deal made behind closed doors
The fight over how AI data centers get approved—and who pays for what is left out of the press release.
By Ari Santos • 10 min read
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POWER
The fight over how AI data centers get approved—and who pays for what is left out of the press release.
By Ari Santos • 10 min read
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WORLD
Fresh military action and visible fractures inside Iran test whether de-escalation is still possible.
By Nadia Cole • 7 min read
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MEDIA
Legal pressure on reporters in the United States joins a wider global pattern of making critical coverage more costly.
By Isaac Webb • 6 min read
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DEEP DIVE
Millions of pages, decades of pressure, and an international reckoning still unfolding.
A long-form investigation • 14 min read

ANALYSIS
Record-breaking protest crowds raise a harder question: what creates lasting political power?
By Daniel Cho • 6 min read

MEDIA
A press-freedom fight in Washington reflects a broader toolkit being used against journalists worldwide.
By Isaac Webb • 6 min read

DEEP DIVE
Hundreds of pages. Dozens of interviews. One story about the machinery of influence—and the people challenging it.
Explore the investigation →IDEAS, PEOPLE & ARGUMENTS
ANALYSIS
The honest test of a movement comes after its biggest day, when the long work of building durable organization begins.
By Daniel Cho • 6 min read
PROFILE
How one organizer became a connective node for scattered local battles over data-center development.
By Amara Reed • 6 min read
CLIPFARM REPORT