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Beyond Clicktivism: Why Political Change Requires Risk
June 12, 2015 —
We’ve been giving “clicktivism” too much credit for the success of social movements – and sometimes ignoring the real people who make change happen. More -
No Explanation Necessary: A Shroud of Secrecy Surrounds the Drone War’s Civilian Casualties
June 1, 2015 —
Four years after a drone strike killed an American teenager, the Obama administration still hasn’t explained the death of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki. More -
Illicit Broadcasts: Bringing Chris Burden to Iran
May 28, 2015 —
Artist Anahita Razmi writes about her Chris Burden–inspired intervention into the complex media landscape of Iran, where satellite broadcasts are illegal but common. More -
The Great Disconnect: What Segregation Looks Like in “Post-Racial” America
May 18, 2015 —
In the seemingly friendly and integrated community of Montgomery County, GA, institutional racism infiltrates everything from criminal trials to high-school proms. More -
As Canada Seeks to Expand a Tar Sands Pipeline, Resistance Grows
May 11, 2015 —
A broad assortment of activists, from First Nations leaders to poetry professors, have joined forces to protest an oil pipeline expansion that would disrupt life and land on British Columbia’s Burnaby Mountain. More