Civil Liberties
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New App Would Enable Israelis to Give their Votes to Palestinians and the Undocumented
March 13, 2015 -
Ahead of the 2015 Israeli election, an effort to use mobile technology to enfranchise inhabitants of the occupied territories and others deprived of voting rights is underway. More -
Selma Was a Key Victory for Civil Rights, But the Struggle Continues Today
March 5, 2015 -
On the anniversary of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march that led to the Voting Rights Act, actor Wendell Pierce (The Wire, Selma) reflects on the unfinished business of civil rights in America. More -
Protecting Freedom of Expression, from Piss Christ to Charlie Hebdo
January 30, 2015 -
In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, the Associated Press removed the artist Andres Serrano’s controversial photograph, Piss Christ, from its online archives. Serrano, who has faced censorship and violent threats for nearly three decades, argues that we must protect all speech—whether we agree with it or not. More -
The FBI Isn’t Catching Terrorists — It’s Creating Them
January 26, 2015 -
This op-ed, published in partnership with the Sundance Institute and The Guardian, showcases the story behind (T)ERROR, a documentary that premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. More -
Revolutions in Storytelling,
From Underground to CitizenfourDecember 16, 2014 -
Mary Lampson, a co-director of the groundbreaking 1976 documentary Underground, reflects on her experience interviewing fugitive members of the Weather Underground for a film that resonates with present-day concerns about war, surveillance, police brutality and the punishment of dissent. More