Project Salt Box is an investigative newsletter tracing the contracts, spending and property deals behind US immigration detention, using public records and documents. Recent issues cover a sole-source legal contractor for CBP litigation, a no-bid extension of the Camp East Montana detention contract, and a possible new ICE office in Round Rock, Texas.
Website: https://www.projectsaltbox.com
Economist Bryan Caplan's newsletter offers sharp, opinionated essays on social science, power, immigration, and public intellectuals, often built around experiments and debates. Readers get original arguments with a clear point of view, plus guest replies and analysis of how commentators express contempt and sentiment.
Ravenous is a worker-owned publication that mixes personal essays on restaurants, food and culture with reporting on issues like restaurant data collection and the role of food in community life. Readers get opinionated, first-person takes on specific dining experiences alongside pieces on the broader social meaning of what people eat.
A local news outlet covering Richmond, Virginia and surrounding Central Virginia counties, including government, zoning, transportation and community stories. Issues combine original reporting with a daily newsletter digest of top local stories, weather and sponsor messages.
Forever Wars covers the US national security state, endless war, and the military-industrial complex through reported analysis and commentary. Issues connect the War on Terror to current immigration enforcement, Pentagon financing and foreign interventions, with occasional author news.
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