Federal “Countering Violent Extremism” Grants Focus on Minority Communities — Including in Schools
The Brennan Center for Justice examines “CVE” grants focusing on minority communities, which critics say are just a new approach to surveillance.
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Facebook Is Demanding Personal Information From Political Advertisers, Raising Privacy Concerns
The social media company will require address verification, an identification scan, and last four digits of your Social Security number.
A Year Later, the Fascists of Charlottesville Are Back for More — This Time Outside the White House
White nationalists will wrap themselves in free speech — trying to deny them permits is useless. Instead, what's needed is vigorous counterprotest.
Hidden Horrors of "Zero Tolerance" — Mass Trials and Children Taken From Their Parents
All along the border, immigrants coming into the U.S. — even those applying for asylum at ports of entry — have had their children removed from them.
Justice Denied
Devonia Inman has spent 20 years behind bars for a crime he swears he didn’t commit. There are good reasons to believe him. Welcome to Murderville.
Hackers Are So Fed Up With Twitter Bots They’re Hunting Them Down Themselves
As Twitter ramps up its efforts against fake accounts, researchers are devising algorithms to distinguish humans from bots in their spare time.
Immoral Compass
Journalists Ryan Grim, Aura Bogado, Micah Lee, and activists Carmen Trotta and Martha Hennessy are this week’s guests on the Intercepted podcast.
How Donald Trump Saved the Democratic Party From Itself
It was never guaranteed that there would be widespread resistance to the Trump administration. Movement activists, not the Democratic Party, made it happen.
The NSA's Role in a Climate-Changed World: Spying on Nonprofits, Fishing Boats, and the North Pole
New documents show how U.S. spies gathered intelligence related to environmental conflicts, disasters, and resources
Attacks on Kurds in a Greek Camp Raise Fears That Conflict in Syria Has Followed Refugees Abroad
Some 7,000 refugees are trapped in a camp on Lesbos, where harsh conditions create tensions that are ripe for exploitation by extremist factions.