Independent Media Institute

On January 18, 2023, the government of Burkina Faso made a decision to ask the French military forces to depart from the country within a month. This decision was made by the government of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who staged the second coup…

The tech sector is laying off tens of thousands of workers, making it clear that economic growth is currently valued above all else. By Sonali Kolhatkar Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has announced it will lay off about 6…

We live in a fast-paced age dominated by technology. Happiness is ephemeral and everything is replaceable or disposable. It is understandable that people are attracted to utopian ideas. Many find refuge in the concept of a ‘return’ to an idealized…

Police Violence Reached an All-Time High Last Year—Are We Ready to Shrink Police Budgets? By Sonali Kolhatkar The year 2022 was the deadliest year on record in the United States for fatalities at the hands of law enforcement. According to the Washington…

Efforts by governments and cities across the nation to defund the public library indicate a misunderstanding of the essential role that libraries play. By April M. Short The public sector in the U.S. has been shrinking rapidly since the 1990s…

Millions of Ukrainians have fled the country since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. The longer the war continues, the less likely they are to return, with dire consequences for Ukraine. By John P. Ruehl Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine…

On January 3, 2023, Shaun Tandon of Agence France-Presse asked U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price about Venezuela. In late December, the Venezuelan opposition after a fractious debate decided to dissolve the “interim government” led by Juan Guaidó. From 2019 onward, the U.S. government  recognized Guaidó…

Law professor Mary Wood breaks down how people can protect their right to clean air, water, and land as well as fortify their climate change resiliency. By Aric Sleeper With the reality of climate change becoming more apparent in the…

What you need to know about education savings accounts, a kind of “super-voucher.” By Peter Greene Although a sizable number of Republican candidates in the 2022 midterm elections who were counting on school vouchers to be a winning issue—including Tudor Dixon in…

The curtain is coming down on the brutal 11-year old Syrian conflict, which former US President and Nobel Laureate Barack Obama initiated, as the Arab Spring swept through West Asia two decades ago. The United States has suffered yet another…