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New data confirms rising immigration arrests, and a changing profile of who gets detained
Thank you for your support of Aspen Journalism! Your support made this work possible. Thank you. As the Trump administration carries out its promise to ramp up Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, recently released data confirms that a...
Belize’s Mangrove Secrets: How Invisible Maya Homes Are Rewriting Coastal History
Beneath the still, green surface of a Belizean lagoon lies a miracle of survival. The Classic Maya once built wooden homes, salt kitchens, and workshops here—structures so fragile they should have vanished centuries ago. Yet deep inside the...
North Oyster resident celebrates 200th blood donation
North Oyster resident Murray McNab is known to be a giving type of guy, but some of his giving started in a different way. In September McNab gave his 200th pint of blood to the Canadian Blood Donor Clinic. McNab first began giving donations of...
‘Tron: Ares’ Star Arturo Castro Explains How the ‘Road House’ Trailer Landed Him a Dream Job
Within a few minutes of meeting Arturo Castro, you can immediately tell why he’s had such a prolific career in comedy. Oddly enough, my first impression of him was for his poignant dramatic work on the under-appreciated Apple TV series, Mr....
People in Latin America Need Food and Water. Feminists Just Give Them Abortions
Across Latin America, the Green Wave has become a symbol of feminist pride, with its sea of green scarves and choreographed protests dominating regional headlines starting on September 28, the Global Day of Action for Safe and Legal Abortion, and...
El Pasoans join national 'No Kings' protest against…
Over 1,000 people in El Paso rallied at the "No Kings" protests against the policies of President Donald Trump. Protesters expressed concerns over issues like the economy, immigration enforcement, and the militarization of cities. The nationwide...
UAE’s Zayed Sustainability Prize Names 33 Finalists Tackling Global Challenges
The United Arab Emirates’ Zayed Sustainability Prize has whittled down nearly 8,000 applications to just 33 finalists whose innovations could reshape how millions access clean energy, safe water, and healthcare. Winners will be announced on...
'Hell on earth': DHS mass-detention net ensnares more non-criminals
Emily Bregel Arizona Daily Star Throughout seven months locked in immigration detention, 47-year-old Cielo could only see his wife and son through a glass window that was like a barrier between the living and the dying. "You can't do anything in...
Chris Hedges: Edward Said Lecture, ‘Requiem for Gaza’
Journalist Chris Hedges delivers the 2025 Edward Said Memorial Lecture, “Requiem for Gaza” in Adelaide, Australia. Chris Hedges gives the second talk of his 2025 Australian tour, the Edward SaidMemorial Lecture, at the University of South...
Chris Hedges: Edward Said Lecture, ‘Requiem for Gaza’
Journalist Chris Hedges delivers the 2025 Edward Said Memorial Lecture, “Requiem for Gaza” in Adelaide, Australia. Chris Hedges gives the second talk of his 2025 Australian tour, the Edward SaidMemorial Lecture, at the University of South...
Then they fight you: How the ‘No Kings’ protests are winning America
Outlined against a blue, gray October sky on a perfect fall morning, Carol Otis, in her Obama-Biden T-shirt, joined more than 1,000 people Saturday who lined both sides of the busy Eagle Road thoroughfare in Havertown to yell, wave signs, and...
Mapped: Life Expectancy Around the World in 2025
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Zayed Sustainability Prize announces 2026 finalists
The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering award for innovative solutions to global challenges, has announced this year’s finalists following a rigorous evaluation by its esteemed Jury. The winners will be revealed at the Zayed...
The CIA Wins Another Nobel Peace Prize
by Michael K. Smith / October 18th, 2025 While millions waited in hopes that the Global Sumud Flotilla would win this year’s Nobel peace prize for its epic solidarity with Palestine, the Norwegian committee charged with granting the award gave it...
Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI
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Mucho Mordio: K-9 Richie Nabs Illegal Alien Who Tried to Outrun Brevard County Sheriff’s Deputies
Supect placed on an ICE Detainer and turned over to Ivey’s Iron Bar Lodge While Deputies lost sight of Eduardo Barrios-Mendez after he entered a wooded area, luckily for them —and not so lucky for the Barrios-Mendez —backup had arrived. As it...
The TSA video blaming Democrats for the shutdown? This authoritarian baggage needs checked.
A screen capture of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's TSA message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. Air travel was already bad enough. But now comes Kristi Noem with a 30-second video blaming the current government shutdown...
From curiosity to creative entrepreneurship: UNM alum Efraín Villa’s global journey
When Efraín Villa packed his bags for an international business law course in the United Kingdom, he didn’t know the trip would alter the course of his life. The Albuquerque native, who had grown up camping in New Mexico but hadn’t yet traveled...
The Cost of Being a Migrant
A government initiative under Donald Trump has set off alarms in the United States and abroad: offering $2,500 to unaccompanied migrant children who “voluntarily” agree to leave the country. The measure, revealed in a leaked memorandum from the...
Viva Stoltzfus Lugbill
Viva Stoltzfus Lugbill, formerly of Estes Park, passed away in Boulder Colorado on July 22nd, 2025, at age 94. She enjoyed a week with her children just days before suffering a stroke, leaving our world peacefully at home, with family, and under...