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The Cost of the Cloud: Big Tech’s Water Use Is Growing Beyond the Public’s View
The public is paying to build private computing power, and it is paying in electricity, water and money.
Let's Imagine a Future Where AI Oligarchs Don't Destroy Rare Books to Feed Their Models
The pursuit of ‘high-quality training data’ at any cost is a window into the psychoses that drive modern tech oligarchs who view all as subservient to profit and ‘progress.’
The White House Is Working to End Decades of American Leadership in Science and Research
New Trump rules place political appointees between researchers and federal grant money. They’re forbidden from appealing to peer review, which is to say ‘science.’
The Cost of the Cloud: Big Tech’s Extractive Energy Demand Is Becoming Everyone Else’s Problem
The public is paying to build private computing power, and it is paying in electricity, in water and in money.
WATCH: Official Statement From Sister of Daniel ‘Des’ Sanchez-Estrada, the Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Moving a Box of Zines
On July 7, 2026, Hyvemind received an official statement and video from Ana Bell following the conviction of her brother, Daniel Sanchez-Estrada.
Iran War Spending Could Have Funded Child Care, Housing and Food—Instead, We Bombed Schoolchildren
What else could the money spent on the Iran War have been used for to benefit the American public? Why does no one in power seem to even be asking?
The ‘Trillion Dollar’ Man: SpaceX and the Great Passive Wealth Transfer
This first installment of The Trillion Dollar Man examines SpaceX’s public listing as a case study in how retirement defaults, index rules and founder-controlled governance can place ordinary workers’ savings inside companies they may never choose or meaningfully influence
The Cage Fight On the White House Lawn: A Masterclass In Stupidity
Trump’s ‘UFC Freedom 250’ celebration felt like a hyperreal living satire in an age where pointing out that things feel like satire has become tiresome.
Missouri Is Cutting Dolly Parton’s Library at a Time When Children's Literacy Is in Crisis
At a time of deep concern over children’s reading, Missouri is preparing to cut a low-cost program that sends books directly to preschoolers’ homes.
Meet Focused Space, the Body Doubling Platform Building Better Conditions for Neurodivergent Workers
For neurodivergent remote workers, Focused Space turns structure, shared presence and small acts of care into the conditions that make work possible.
The Lost Art of Looking Up: How Constant Connection Is Changing Our Relationships
No, you’re not imagining it, our phones are making conversations with family, friends and strangers more difficult.
How Vote Dilution Became the New Fight for Black Political Power
As protections under the Voting Rights Act are stripped back, voter dilution has become one of the clearest threats to Black political power.
The Miles Hall Foundation Is Fighting for a World Where Mental Health Crises Are Met With Care
After Miles Hall Was Killed By Police During a Mental Health Crisis, His Family Built a Movement.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | S2, Episode 1: All Things Divestment
Investing time, money, labor and attention to create healthier local systems
Where Your Ad Dollars Actually Go: The Real Work of Inclusive Marketing
Why True Inclusive Advertising Should Be Less About the Message and More About the Invoice.
There Is An Infrastructure Revolution Happening in Independent Publishing
Inside the Coalitions, Revenue Models and Shared Technologies Redefining Power in Media.
How to Get Into Local Politics: A Practical Guide to Power, Process and Impact
The real pathways, structures and steps required to move from interested citizen to active participant in local government.
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Destroying Our National Forests
For the first time in 120 years, the U.S. Forest Service is being gutted. A handout to oligarchs, its HQ will be moved to Utah where logging and mineral interests dominate.
Rethinking Recovery: What I Learned After Being Told There Was Only One Way
11 Lessons that Emerged from Years of Showing Up Across Different Recovery Spaces
How Male ‘Loneliness’ Became a Market for Digital Exploitation
The Making of Deepfake Abuse—and the Lonely Men Behind It.