Thomas Pogge
@tpogge.bsky.social
Global Justice, Human Rights, Poverty, Undernourishment, School Meals, Deprivation Data, Climate & Pollution, Ecological Impact Fund, Otiose Debt, Global Financial Corruption, Leave No One Behind
“One thing has never changed. President Trump can’t be bought.” But they sure are paying a lot! www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising Operation
Meredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects.
wsj.com
If only we had more journalists with Nicholas Kristof's moral clarity and outreach! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/o...
Opinion | Meet the Americans Who Can’t Afford Hair Cuts or Toilet Paper
Millions of Americans struggle in sometimes unimaginable ways, and Trump’s cuts in food stamps and other benefits are now making life even more precarious.
nytimes.com
Felix Brooks-church improves nutrition for millions by fortifying staple foods. MacKenzie Scott supports his work with $8 million. sanku.com/ted/?utm_cam... So much could be done if just a few billionaires contributed instead of extracting & lobbying to cut ODA & social programs!
TED Talk | How can a child have a full belly, yet still be starving? | Felix Brooks-church
How Sanku will deliver vital nutrients to one billion people, saving lives, helping children grow and learn, and improving health at scale.
sanku.com
Help identify, celebrate, and spotlight the best poverty-focused experts and academic work!!
Academics Stand Against Poverty@acadsap.bsky.social · 6d ago🌟Good news! Nominations now close on 31 August 2026. To send a nomination or for any questions or comments, contact Michal Apollo at editor@journalasap.org. Details: globaljustice.yale.edu/asap-awards
Jared Kushner is founder & sole owner of Affinity Partners. Senate Finance Committee estimates put total fees paid to Affinity from Saudi Arabia at around $87 million through 2024 (with cumulative foreign fees higher, often cited in the $112–157 million range). In this context:
Harvard professors Ryan D. Enos and Steven Levitsky on why Yale should not make a deal with Trump. globeopinion.substack.com/p/yale-trump...
Yale shouldn’t cut a deal with Trump
Yale should resist rather than negotiate away its independence.
globeopinion.substack.com
AI programs Lavender, Gospel, and Where-is-Daddy played a key role in the bombing of Gaza. www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-... Later AI programs systematically shape how AI chatbots answer questions related to Israel. www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-bra...
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local C...
972mag.com
States in which Trump remains popular are home to 1.3% of the US population.
Which Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery? The 13th - ... except when this answer comes from a minority candidate? www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Judges accused of denying Sikh student points in national civics contest
His parents and a congressional caucus questioned the results after the teen’s answers were rejected.
washingtonpost.com
The Presidential 1776 Award competition ended in a disputed finish in the age of suspicion. Sam Fortier reports.
Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest
America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.
notus.org
Law enforcement in the UK: Policemen deployed as fake lovers to collect information on political groups. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
How the Met police spent £2.5m hiding spycop from former partner
Spycops inquiry has revealed how Helen Steel was secretly monitored in her search for undercover officer who deceived her into relationship
theguardian.com
Law enforcement in the US: innocent man in jail for 26 years after conviction on testimony extracted under police pressure. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
He served 26 years in prison. Then a key witness recanted.
David Black was 21 when he was charged with the murder of a beloved community member in D.C.’s Chinatown area. Now free, he is seeking exoneration.
washingtonpost.com
The US Congress just appropriated $95bn for bombing Iran. That's $700 per US household. Iranian civilians of course are losing much more.
The US has sold Venezuelan oil worth $13 billion. It's quite unclear who got this money ... except that it didn't go to the people of Venezuela. www.ft.com/content/0e56...
The US has collected about $13bn of Venezuela’s oil money. Where is it?
Washington has given diverging accounts of where the earthquake-shattered country’s funds are going
ft.com
Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is decimating US nutritional assistance programs with many no longer able to afford a healthy diet. This chart about Arizona is from a NYTimes video.
Statement by Ukraine's Independent Anti-Corruption Commission on Zelenskyy's abrupt dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov (spoiler: Fedorov rightly curtailed procurement corruption). preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
Institutional processes matter. Any change of defence minister requires months for audits, appointments of new directors and department heads, and a transition period for the incoming leadership. Such delays are a luxury Ukraine cannot afford while at war.
preview.mailerlite.io
Interesting explainer on the international effort to defeat malaria everywhere ... except in Africa. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJYf...
The Deadliest Decision You've Never Heard of
YouTube video by Justin Portela
youtube.com
Boeing once again. www.theguardian.com/business/202... Spending too much on lobbying and too little on safety engineering.
Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of shattered window during flight
Serbian man reportedly saved by wife hanging on to his legs after window shattered on journey from Greece
theguardian.com
The end of the democratic era? See the charts from Martin Wolf's article in the Financial Times. www.ft.com/content/2dca...
This AI-driven website tracks insider trading by Members of Congress. www.govgreed.com#platform-pre...
GovGreed | Congressional Insider Trading Exposed. 103,000 Trades Scored.
Congressional insider trading exposed and AI-scored. Profiles each politician's market behavior, detects herds buying the same stock, and connects trades to bills, lobbying, and campaign money. Free.
govgreed.com
Journal ASAP just published a new Special Issue - dedicated to Indian Perspectives on Environmental Justice. Free of charge to authors & readers, here it is: www.journalasap.org/index.php/as...
Vol. 7 No. Special Issue (2025): Indian Perspectives on Environmental Justice | Journal of Academics Stand Against Poverty
journalasap.org
US midterms: Supreme Court v. Public Opinion. Winner-takes-all + redistricting allow a party with 45% of the votes to capture 55% of seats in Congress.
Thousands of teachers uniting to ensure that every child around the world gets a chance to learn and develop.
A piece of the US between the two coasts ... www.travelandleisure.com/lawrence-kan...
I Visited the Kansas College Town That Adopted Algeria's World Cup Team—and Found the Most Heartwarming Story
From local businesses to campus events, Lawrence has embraced Algeria in ways that surprised visitors and inspired fans.
travelandleisure.com
The US has used accelerated-depreciation rules to incentivize purchase of vehicles about 6000 pounds (the "Hummer Loophole"). The result: a 75% rise in the number of pedestrians killed (mostly low-income people, presumably) since 2009. www.thedrive.com/news/75-more...
75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 2009. Giant Trucks and SUVs Are a Major Reason
A new NYT analysis found that anyone shorter than 5-foot-6 — about half of American adults — would frequently be knocked to the ground in front of today's average vehicle.
thedrive.com
