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Judge upholds Trump's H-1B fee
Semafor • Dec 24, 2025

Judge upholds Trump's H-1B fee

A US judge upheld President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new applications for H-1B visas, dealing a setback to tech companies that have long benefitted from recruiting highly skilled foreign nationals.

How Corporations Convinced America that Litter is Our Fault
Current Affairs • Dec 24, 2025

How Corporations Convinced America that Litter is Our Fault

This morning, while sitting at a red light, I watched as the person in front of me rolled down the window of their Lexus, stuck out an arm, and flung a greasy McDonald’s bag filled with garbage and empty soda cans onto the sidewalk. Instinctively, I slammed my horn with one hand and made the universal “what the hell?” gesture with the other. They did not respond. For a moment I considered stepping out of my car and scooping the strewn Egg McMuffin entrails into a pile to hand back to them; then I remembered that I live in America, where people have guns, and I decided this wasn’t really a situation worth escalating. The light turned green and the driver sped off—laughing maniacally and slurping ketchup from each of their fingers, I assume—while I fumed.

‘Devastating’: Amnesty Rips Hegseth Memo Reversing Limits on Landmines
Scheer Post • Dec 23, 2025

‘Devastating’: Amnesty Rips Hegseth Memo Reversing Limits on Landmines

In a move decried by human rights organizations, the Trump administration has scrapped a Biden-era prohibition on the use of antipersonnel landmines, which killed thousands of noncombatants last year. The Washington Post reported on Friday that US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sent a memo on December 2 reversing the policy, saying the use of such mines would provide the US military with a “force […]

Hawai‘i Has a Rare Opportunity to Reclaim Land From the US Military
Scheer Post • Dec 23, 2025

Hawai‘i Has a Rare Opportunity to Reclaim Land From the US Military

By Christine Ahn & Davis Price  for Truthout Since 1964, the U.S. military has leased roughly 47,000 acres of land from the State of Hawai‘i — for a token $1. The leases, which account for 18 percent of military lands in Hawai‘i, are set to expire in 2029, offering Hawai‘i a rare opportunity to reclaim land from the war machine. […]

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