Ella Fassler
Anarchists are Building DIY Heaters to Keep Unhoused People Warm
Open-source blueprints are inspiring activists to distribute tent-safe heaters that can be built for as little as $7.
Students Are Doing What Adults Won’t in the Fight Against Omicron
Thousands of students are walking out of class to protest conditions at U.S. schools—and challenge adults who are placing profit over their well-being.
Open-Source Vaccines Got More Funding From Tito’s Vodka Than the Government
Corbevax is targeting low-income countries to stop new COVID variants from emerging. Scientists say rich countries are still refusing to fund it.
Prison Phone Companies Are Recording Attorney-Client Calls Across the US
Lawyers say their conversations with incarcerated people are being recorded and analyzed by private companies in at least nine US states.
People in Minneapolis Are Calling Each Other Instead of the Cops
Disappointed by recent attempts at electoral reform, organizers are building community-based safety networks that aim to make police obsolete.
South Korea Is Giving Millions of Photos to Facial Recognition Researchers
Travelers to the country are having their biometric data given to private companies under a program recently uncovered by civil rights advocates.
Aboard This Zero-Waste Sailboat, Your Poop is Used To Grow Food
Low-Tech Labs have sailed around the world turning their seafaring home into a self-contained ecosystem.
Oil Pipeline Protesters Are Building Trauma Support Centers
Hundreds of people who opposed the Line 3 pipeline were arrested and brutalized by police. Activists are creating spaces to help them heal.
Activists are Designing Mesh Networks to Deploy During Civil Unrest
The Mycelium Mesh Project is testing DIY networks that can be quickly deployed on trees or lamp posts during a political uprising.
Prison Destroyed Video Proof of Guards Torturing Anti-Fascist, Lawyers Say
In court filings, a legal nonprofit says guards in a federal prison tortured Eric King and then attempted to cover it up.
What is Eviction Defense, and How Can It Help Renters During The Pandemic?
With the CDC's eviction moratorium expiring, many communities are taking matters into their own hands.
A Company That Designs Jails is Spying On Activists Who Oppose Them
Documents show HDR, Inc. has monitored groups that oppose its controversial plans to build jails and highways.