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Jeff Bezos Just Took a Sledgehammer to The Washington Post
February 5, 2026
As legacy media retreats from hard-hitting journalism, we need your help to keep covering global health and environmental disparities
The Xylom Condemns the Arrests of Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort
February 2, 2026
Just Because Trump Says It Doesn’t Exist, Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Real
January 31, 2026
Dear Reader, On January 27th, The Washington Post reported that the U.S. officials ordered national parks to remove dozens of signs and displays related to...
Climate Anxiety Is Real. I Live With It Every Day. Now What?
January 24, 2026
Dear Reader, A new scientific research note published by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication last week finds that a large share of Indians are...
How A Plant’s Survival Strategy Lands Patients in Emergency Wards
January 17, 2026
Our Ferriss–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow, Saugat Bolakhe, shares what drove him to report about "mad honey".
‘Ethical Journalism Over Clickbait’ Is Paying Off
January 9, 2026
A newsletter milestone that's making us dream bigger
Choosing Humanness Over Algorithms
December 24, 2025
Why Our Editor-at-Large Doesn’t Use AI as a Photojournalist
Carrying the Weight of Russia-Ukraine War from the Battleground
December 21, 2025
Our Editor-at-Large shares what she saw at the frontlines of eastern Ukraine.
Carrying the Weight of Russia-Ukraine War from the Battleground
December 21, 2025
Our Editor-at-Large reflects on her assignment to Ukraine.
Why Non-Profit Journalism Remains My Best Decision Ever
December 8, 2025
It's not just America: Independent media is surviving despite attacks from various autocracies, thanks to courageous reporters and readers
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November 20, 2025
Join us and Atlanta Social Bike Rides on 12/1 at 7 pm
How This Week’s Watershed Elections Inform Our Reporting
November 7, 2025
We’ve already raised over $9,100 and shot through the first of three match caps since our year-end NewsMatch fundraiser began last Saturday! Before you dig...
Now’s the time to stand up for The Xylom!
November 1, 2025
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NewsMatch Kicks off This Saturday!
October 27, 2025
Dear Reader, Whether you’ve been with us from the start or only found us last week via Heather Cox Richardson’s Letters from an American newsletter, thank...
We Need Your Help Counting “No Kings” Crowds
October 18, 2025
Dear Reader, Today, “No Kings” mass protests are being held in over 2,500 cities and towns across the United States and its territories (see the full list...
One Battle After Another — From Geopolitics to the Planet
October 10, 2025
Dear Reader, This week, we have a guest column from Saugat Bolakhe, our Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow. His essay on what he saw during a...
ICYMI: The H-1B Visa Holders Joining America's Top Research Institutions
September 27, 2025
Check out our exclusive analysis on how your nearest university might be affected by Trump's $100,000 H-1B fee and further Republican restrictions
Animals, Just Like Humans, Thrive in Healthy, Interconnected Communities
September 17, 2025
Our Managing Editor learns lessons from a wildlife documentary trailer screening
Here's How We're Fending Off ChatGPT and Google AI
September 12, 2025
Thanks to your generosity, we are growing our audience at a pace other newsrooms envy
We're Covering Protest as a Science
September 1, 2025
Here's how you can help us cover pro-science protests
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