How Photography Can Destroy Reality
A new exhibit, Altered Images, shows how technology has made it more difficult to trust what we see.
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Spanish Peacekeeper Is the Latest Example of Israel Killing United Nations Personnel
Since 2006, Israel forces repeatedly attacked UN schools, outposts, and headquarters despite repeated warnings.
U.S. Drops to 49th in World Press Freedom Rankings, Worst Since Obama Became President
The rankings drop follows the Committee to Project Journalists' 2013 warning that "the administration's war on leaks and other efforts to control information are the most aggressive I've seen since the Nixon administration."
Playing With Fire on the Lebanese Border
Burning Victims to Death: Still a Common Practice
The ISIS video of a Jordanian pilot being burned to death prompted denunciations over this unique form of savagery. How unique is it really?
Professor Fired for Criticizing Israel Files Lawsuit Against University of Illinois
Steven Salaita, whose contract for tenured professorship was abruptly terminated by the University of Illinois last September for tweets critical of Israel, filed a federal lawsuit seeking reinstatement and damages and alleging violations of free speech and due process rights.
In Solidarity With a Free Press: Some More Blasphemous Cartoons
People profess affection for cartoons that offend a religion — until the targeted religion changes.
How the FBI Created a Terrorist
In 2012, Sami Osmakac was 25 years old, broke and struggling with mental illness. His family wanted to get him help. The FBI wanted him to plot a terrorist attack.
The Intercept Welcomes Our New Editor-in-Chief, Betsy Reed
With Power of Social Media Growing, Police Now Monitoring and Criminalizing Online Speech
Social media is increasingly targeted for police control, repression and punishment.