Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man who was shot and killed by a white police officer in Oklahoma last week, was not reaching into his car when the fatal shot was fired, a lawyer for his family said on Tuesday…. Read More ›
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Tentativa de anistia para políticos flagrados com caixa dois expõe níveis de corrupção dos líderes do congresso
Em uma atitude que chocou até os observadores de política mais experientes das tramas que assolam a corrompida Brasília, no fim da noite de ontem, os líderes da Câmara dos Deputados tentaram inserir de forma sorrateira na agenda de votação… Read More ›
Messages From ISIS Territory Ask Forgiveness for Murder, Paint Bleak Picture of Life
The practice of writing a prominent official or scholar for advice dates back hundreds of years, if not more. In the 1690s, Londoners sent letters to the Athenian Mercury, a twice-weekly newspaper that published questions about everything from love to… Read More ›
How New York City Crowdsourced a Manhunt
At approximately 8 a.m. Monday morning, as many New Yorkers were beginning their day, heading to work or school, their cellphones vibrated, notifying them of an incoming message: “WANTED: Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28-yr-old male. See media for pic. Call 9-1-1… Read More ›
Washington Post pede ação legal contra sua fonte, Edward Snowden, após aceitar prêmio por reportagem
Três dos quatro meios de comunicação que receberam e publicaram um grande número de documentos secretos da NSA fornecidos por Edward Snowden — The Guardian, The New York Times e The Intercept — defendem que o governo dos EUA permita que o… Read More ›
Why Obama Should Pardon All Leakers and Whistleblowers — Not Just Edward Snowden
Of course President Obama should pardon Edward Snowden — and Chelsea Manning, too. But this story is not about the excellent reasons for thanking rather than locking up the two most famous whistleblowers of the post-9/11 era. Plenty of people are… Read More ›
Congressman Unwittingly Launches “You Are Welcome Colin Kaepernick” Meme
In a tweet that elicited a lot of public head-scratching, Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., on Monday tried to draw some sort of connection between San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the suspect behind this weekend’s bombings in New York City… Read More ›
WashPost Makes History: First Paper to Call for Prosecution of Its Own Source (After Accepting Pulitzer)
Three of the four media outlets that received and published large numbers of secret NSA documents provided by Edward Snowden — The Guardian, the New York Times, and The Intercept –– have called for the U.S. government to allow the NSA whistleblower to return to the… Read More ›
How an Art Exhibit on Surveillance Says Too Little by Showing Too Much
What exactly is the point of curating an art show centered around themes of privacy and surveillance? “Public, Private, Secret,” a new exhibit at New York’s International Center of Photography, unintentionally raises this question. Unfortunately, it does not provide a… Read More ›
A curiosa semelhança entre casos cariocas e as histórias do novo “docuficção” Olympia
Era uma vez uma cidade que sediou as Olimpíadas. O símbolo desta cidade era uma grande estátua branca construída no alto de uma montanha, e suas praias eram incríveis. Mas esse maravilhoso lugar também tinha problemas. Seus governantes e empresários… Read More ›