Systems & Society
The structures we inherit and the ones we creates
The pursuit of ‘high-quality training data’ at any cost is a window into the psychoses that drive modern tech oligarchs who view all as subservient to profit and ‘progress.’
The public is paying to build private computing power, and it is paying in electricity, in water and in money.
This first installment of The Trillion Dollar Man examines SpaceX’s public listing as a case study in how retirement defaults, index rules and founder-controlled governance can place ordinary workers’ savings inside companies they may never choose or meaningfully influence
For neurodivergent remote workers, Focused Space turns structure, shared presence and small acts of care into the conditions that make work possible.
No, you’re not imagining it, our phones are making conversations with family, friends and strangers more difficult.
The Making of Deepfake Abuse—and the Lonely Men Behind It.
How platforms, advertisers and tech infrastructure providers profit from non-consensual sexual imagery while avoiding direct accountability.
We Disrupt the Spin
Community-powered newsroom & storytelling collective, built by all of us.
The public is paying to build private computing power, and it is paying in electricity, water and money.
The pursuit of ‘high-quality training data’ at any cost is a window into the psychoses that drive modern tech oligarchs who view all as subservient to profit and ‘progress.’
New Trump rules place political appointees between researchers and federal grant money. They’re forbidden from appealing to peer review, which is to say ‘science.’
The public is paying to build private computing power, and it is paying in electricity, in water and in money.
On July 7, 2026, Hyvemind received an official statement and video from Ana Bell following the conviction of her brother, Daniel Sanchez-Estrada.
What else could the money spent on the Iran War have been used for to benefit the American public? Why does no one in power seem to even be asking?
This first installment of The Trillion Dollar Man examines SpaceX’s public listing as a case study in how retirement defaults, index rules and founder-controlled governance can place ordinary workers’ savings inside companies they may never choose or meaningfully influence
Trump’s ‘UFC Freedom 250’ celebration felt like a hyperreal living satire in an age where pointing out that things feel like satire has become tiresome.
Two young Black men died in Mississippi within a year. Their families sought independent autopsies, federal scrutiny and answers beyond the initial public accounts. In both cases, important parts of the record remain unresolved.
Why True Inclusive Advertising Should Be Less About the Message and More About the Invoice.
Inside the Coalitions, Revenue Models and Shared Technologies Redefining Power in Media.
The Price Gap Agreement is a new proposal that leverages existing financial instruments to get outpriced buyers into homes. It begs the question: why aren’t we already doing this?
At a time of deep concern over children’s reading, Missouri is preparing to cut a low-cost program that sends books directly to preschoolers’ homes.
As protections under the Voting Rights Act are stripped back, voter dilution has become one of the clearest threats to Black political power.
After Miles Hall Was Killed By Police During a Mental Health Crisis, His Family Built a Movement.
Investing time, money, labor and attention to create healthier local systems
The real pathways, structures and steps required to move from interested citizen to active participant in local government.
When our systems feel unstable, the most immediate form of power is local participation, showing up in the places where you live, work and share responsibility.
Different ways to build and engage in community.
A love letter to the builders, neighbors and quiet revolutionaries who are stitching a new world into being, right where they stand.
How media literacy helps us recognize propaganda, personal bias and misinformation.
How we can build better communities by working through our differences.
How communities can build agency beyond consumer choice.
How sustainable local systems can reduce dependence and strengthen communities.
The public is paying to build private computing power, and it is paying in electricity, water and money.