Digital Colonialism, a series co-produced by NPQ and MediaJustice, explores how the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is reshaping communities across the United States. Centering stories from across the country, including Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Georgia, the series amplifies the voices of organizers, community leaders, and residents sounding the alarm on environmental and public health risks related to data centers. By examining gaps in policy, community resistance, and hard-won victories, Digital Colonialism maps out what’s at stake—and what a just path forward could look like.

This series is edited and curated by Iris M. Crawford, an NPQ Editor and climate journalist, and Myaisha Hayes, MediaJustice’s Senior Movement Building Director.