today, the corporation for public broadcasting was officially dissolved. a few months back, I wrote about how this will impact America's most marginalized kids. you can read it here: prospect.org/2025/07/08/2...

And we also have the best from Naomi Bethune, with stories about ICE dangers, public media, higher education, and the struggles of Black women in the economy: prospect.org/2025/12/31/b...

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BOOSTING: i'm reporting on the foster care system with my colleagues, with a focus on how cuts to programs like Medicaid and SNAP affect families and kids. if you're interested in sharing your story, please fill out the form below-- it can be anonymous! tinyurl.com/TAP-fostercare

Amazon sold a case of Kleenex to Denver Schools for $36.91, while Pittsburgh Schools paid $57.99. @naomibethune.bsky.social reports on the ways that Amazon gouges prices and cons schools: trib.al/3lIkIbI

Amazon has conned school districts out of tens of millions of dollars with AI-fueled pricing and bunk claims of competitive bidding. @naomibethune.bsky.social argues that it’s time for school districts to end their contracts: trib.al/fWPnG3J

Canada's PM Mark Carney sailed through the FIFA World Cup draw without incident. But thanks to the American positioning on the USMCA, the weeks ahead don't look calm. prospect.org/2025/12/15/c...

Ending the SAVE student loan program and forcing 8 million people into repayment will juice the affordability crisis even further. Borrowers told me they will have to cut their budgets, find new side gigs, and don't get what the public policy point of this is. New from me in @prospect.org:

Black immigrants have been disproportionately targeted and incarcerated by ICE — some in facilities that reportedly torture detainees. @naomibethune.bsky.social reveals how anti-Black racism intersects with Trump’s deportation campaign: trib.al/aUtTCx7

Recent political changes and Trump’s escalating immigration crackdown has exacerbated the discrimination against Black people, regardless of immigration status. @naomibehune.bsky.social writes the struggles of Black immigrants and African Americans are intertwined. trib.al/0oNmRBz

Naomi Bethune writes that we shouldn’t ignore the Black immigrants being impacted by Trump’s immigration crackdown. When it comes to immigration activity “Black people, regardless of immigration status, are vulnerable.” trib.al/lCS1qjv

Trump’s ICE raids are targeting Black immigrants, and sweeping up citizens too. ICE is empowered to racially profile individuals and putting all people of color at risk. From Naomi Bethune: trib.al/KIKowje

Black immigrants make up 5.4% of the undocumented population in the U.S., but around 20% of immigrants facing removal. Race is a factor in immigration enforcement just as it's a factor in criminal justice—in fact, the two are related. Great piece by Naomi Bethune: prospect.org/2025/12/12/v...

how do black immigrants experience the intersections of the u.s.'s criminal and immigration legal systems? i explore the foundations and manifestations of xenophobic, anti-black racism in policing, incarceration and deportation in my latest piece. you can read it here: prospect.org/2025/12/12/v...

i'm reporting on the foster care system with my colleagues, with a focus on how cuts to programs like Medicaid and SNAP affect families and kids. if you're interested in sharing your story, please fill out the form below-- it can be completely anonymous! forms.gle/8wZ6ArwgPBJp...

TAP reporters @naomibethune.bsky.social and @emmarjanssen.bsky.social and I are gathering info for upcoming stories about the foster care system. Do you have experience working with or going through the system? We'd love to hear about it. Anonymous is OK. Please share!

A spike in unemployment amongst Black women is typically an indicator of an impending recession. Unemployment always exasperate affordability concerns, but for Black women, these issues are also impacted by misogynoir. You can read more here: prospect.org/2025/12/04/b...

I loved this piece by my brilliant colleague @naomibethune.bsky.social about the outsized unemployment rate among Black women and the alarm rippling through the community. It’s an important story and everyone should read it.

During the Reagan administration, Black women, typically single mothers, were dubbed “welfare queens” and scapegoated by the politicians who called for welfare reforms. Republicans revived the trope again during the 2025 shutdown. From Naomi Bethune: trib.al/eTBgDah

China usually buys half of U.S. soybeans, but now they're buying from Brazil and Argentina. America’s reliance on soybeans has exposed deeper issues with a food system running a $47 billion deficit. From Naomi Bethune: trib.al/ZP6sgfi

PragerU says that it wants to go “toe-for-toe” with PBS Kids. Will teachers allow their students to “learn” from this right-wing propaganda? From @naomibethune.bsky.social:

With the CPB annocuning today that it will be shutting down, it’s essential to think of the children and families who stand to be impacted. Read more about how this unprecedented loss in federal funding for local stations will harm America’s kids: prospect.org/culture/2025...

Instead of using funds to support Americans at risk of homelessness, FEMA has opted to fund Alligator Alcatraz, the detention center some have compared to concentration camps. From @naomibethune.bsky.social: https://trib.al/dw8dwUa