profile
This Baltimore Cover Artist is Using Yiddish Music to Fight Fascism
From cancer treatment research at Johns Hopkins to hitting the streets in a fishing hat, Ira Remsen’s Ghost is anything but predictable.
tech
Amazon Wishlists Won't Safeguard Addresses Anymore; Sex Workers are Paying the Price
A recent Amazon change has left sex workers with "fewer options, more precarity, and greater exposure to harm," according to an advocacy group for sex workers.
feminism
The Epstein Files' Blueprint for Laundering the Reputation of Abusers
Have you ever noticed that the world's worst men all sound exactly the same?
reader response
Reader Response: Independent Journalism That Serves You
Here's a chance to tell me what stories serve you most.
photojournalism
Antierinnerungskultur
Photojournalism exploring the the surrounding area of the planned ICE detention center in Hagerstown, MD.
media autopsy
What The Baltimore Banner Missed About Nick Shirley’s Baltimore Visit
Introducing Media Autopsy: the series where I dissect a news story and look at how it works.
ice coverage
Thousands Gather at Baltimore ICE Field Office to Demand Abolition
The people of Minnesota put out a call. Baltimore answered.
breaking news
Three Far-Right Influencers Converge on Baltimore
A far-right Youtube darling, a Jan. 6 rioter, and a Christian culture warrior walk into Baltimore. They’re trying to manufacture a media shitstorm.
long reads
‘It is that deep.’: Jess Britvich on Alt-Right Pipelines for Women, Cabaret, and Getting Angry
Jess Britvich offers a vivacious alternative to the isolation and despair of American fascism.
trans stories
Inside the Dehumanizing World of Trans AI Chatbot Companions
Transfem AI chatbots exist to fulfill a sexual fantasy, but at what cost?
fact check
I Fact-Checked The New York Times' Response to Trans News Network, So You Don't Have To
TNN’s recent interview with Billie Jean Sweeney cut to the heart of The New York Times’ transphobic coverage. Seems like she hit a sore spot.
breaking news
'I Don't Know How I'm Even Breathing': Baltimore Security Officers Forced to Forgo Healthcare
Inside Abacus Security and other local contractors, Baltimore workers spar with management for affordable healthcare.