Online, Black Writers Confront Racist Backlash
As social movements organize against police violence toward black men and women, a wave of online racism targets black writers.
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The Insurance Scam That's Fleecing Low-Income Drivers — And How Police Are Making It Worse
Scammers pose as insurance agents and offer cheap policies — and then victims are doubly punished when police accuse them of being in on the ruse and seize their vehicles.
Anne Hathaway Plays Drone Pilot Fighting a New War in <em>Grounded</em>
An Iraq War veteran examines a new play starring Hathaway, and a new film, <em>Good Kill</em>, which is also about drones and stars Ethan Hawke.
Texas Bill Would Ban Snitch Testimony in Death Penalty Cases
Nearly 50 percent of people wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death were prosecuted with the help of informants. One Texas lawmaker is trying to end this.
How the NSA Converts Spoken Words Into Searchable Text
Top-secret documents show the NSA can automatically recognize the content within phone calls, generating easily searched transcriptions.
After Arab Spring, Surveillance in Egypt Intensifies
Video of Shooting Caught Police Propaganda Machine in Action
Before the Walter Scott video was published, police implied the victim was violent and scary. That's an old script.
The Real Story Behind the Fort Dix Five Terror Plot
Chris Christie has trumpeted his role in the high-profile prosecution of the men behind a foiled plot against a New Jersey military base. But new evidence, including statements from a key FBI informant, reveals how the accused men — now spending their lives in prison — were set up by the authorities in an early example of state-orchestrated “terrorism.”
Preparing for Trench Warfare in Ukraine
On the edge of the city of Mariupol, members of the 37th Mechanized Infantry Battalion live in cramped bunkers sunk eight feet into farm fields.
