Janine Jackson

Janine Jackson: “Whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it.” That is, of course, Donald Trump talking about Cuba in March.

"It's not just local ecosystems that these data centers are affecting, but it's also driving death and destruction across the globe."

"The narrative has become about immigration being a public safety issue or a national security issue, when in fact immigration is about family relationships.... And it's about seeking refuge."

"To provide the critical information that's necessary to keep people safe, organizers and citizen journalists have assumed the role of journalists."

Caution in reporting is valuable, but when it’s mainly deployed to protect the inflicters of state violence, you have to ask if it’s really a principle at all.

A one-year-old baby was shot dead by police, but the press reaches for passive language to shield the police and their barbaric actions.

"These are all based on future bets that are, at best, very, very shaky, if not altogether absurd. But in the present, it gives them enormous power."

"Without understanding the well-researched interventions that actually help people rather than incarcerate them, I'm worried about the direction we are taking."

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"Trump wants to be the hegemonic leader of the world--on his own terms, whatever those terms may be, as they change hour to hour."